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Aug 4, 2005 18:22:33 GMT -5
Post by verorl on Aug 4, 2005 18:22:33 GMT -5
Handicapped Barbies!!! LOL! I used to laugh so hard at my kids (I have 2 girls)....They pretended their legless Kens were war vets!!! ;D -Myra (bjfan on the other boards) Awwww, that is so cute! I also kept the handicapped ones, afraid that no one would want them. |
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Aug 4, 2005 20:31:37 GMT -5
Post by housemouse on Aug 4, 2005 20:31:37 GMT -5
So in the movie Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon belongs to a club called Happy Hands. This club performs in front of the school. They play music and sign the words. Napoleon is totally off.
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Aug 5, 2005 6:51:58 GMT -5
Post by shmeep on Aug 5, 2005 6:51:58 GMT -5
But we did have fun, and did until shmeep moved across the country presumably to get away from her friends. And is it any wonder? Wow. I'm touched and annoyed at the same time. Thank's, Jillaw! But I can't pretend I didn't know this would happen. |
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Aug 9, 2005 18:01:17 GMT -5
Post by housemouse on Aug 9, 2005 18:01:17 GMT -5
What is the sign for "peace?" My son asked so I showed him a traditional peace sign, but if I remember correctly that is the letter "V" in Sign Language.
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Aug 9, 2005 18:01:57 GMT -5
Post by housemouse on Aug 9, 2005 18:01:57 GMT -5
Love the avatars Verorl and montreal!
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Aug 9, 2005 19:38:16 GMT -5
Post by maggiethecat on Aug 9, 2005 19:38:16 GMT -5
What is the sign for "peace?" My son asked so I showed him a traditional peace sign, but if I remember correctly that is the letter "V" in Sign Language. It's the peace sign from the Sixties,Mouse . . . but before that it was "V for Victory" and was Winston Churchill's signature gesture from World War II. Win with Winnie! |
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Aug 10, 2005 7:22:34 GMT -5
Post by shmeep on Aug 10, 2005 7:22:34 GMT -5
The sign for PEACE is a little hard to describe. It's the compound sign BECOME+QUIET and has nothing to do with the "V" or "2" or whatever you want to call it. The best thing I can do is give you this link and then you can look up any word you like. I don't always agree with the signer, but it will give you the gist. www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslproHope this helps! |
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Aug 10, 2005 7:50:15 GMT -5
Post by housemouse on Aug 10, 2005 7:50:15 GMT -5
Thanks Shmeep! My boy will be so happy!
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Sept 19, 2005 15:03:56 GMT -5
Post by housemouse on Sept 19, 2005 15:03:56 GMT -5
Here is something I have been wondering. Would a left handed person sign differently from a right handed person?
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Sept 20, 2005 14:55:32 GMT -5
Post by shmeep on Sept 20, 2005 14:55:32 GMT -5
Here is something I have been wondering. Would a left handed person sign differently from a right handed person? Yes and...no. Really, it doesn't matter which hand a person signs with as long as it's consistent. When I was learning, my teacher (the incomparable Cindy Herbst at Pierce College) was really picky about people who switched dominance as they signed. She would write on the board, "Ambidextrous? PICK ONE!" Some signs just become a mirror image when signed with the opposite hand while other signs, generally signs that involve direction or the placement of things within any given environment (which would be the same no matter which hand is dominant) are referenced in the same place, only using the other hand (if that makes any sense). Sometimes when I want to give my right arm a rest (I get tendinitis in my shoulder if I go too long) I switch to my left hand and interpret that way for a while. That required a great deal of practice to learn to do, but I had plenty of opportunity to do so while interpreting in a high school setting. I got bored when the kids weren't paying attention (which happened much of the time, depending upon the student) so I just switched hands when it didn't matter and got really good at it. I have to be careful now because the Deaf people I work with actually want to know what's being said around them. |
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Jan 22, 2006 23:30:46 GMT -5
Post by awlrite4now on Jan 22, 2006 23:30:46 GMT -5
Saw a commercial tonight for the "new" AT&T, and noticed in the middle of it someone signing to another person. This is the first time I have seen that particular commercial (it was during either Grey's Anatomy or DH just before, don't remember), but I thought of you first off, shmeep. Just wondered if you had seen it yet.
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Jan 23, 2006 8:01:34 GMT -5
Post by shmeep on Jan 23, 2006 8:01:34 GMT -5
Saw a commercial tonight for the "new" AT&T, and noticed in the middle of it someone signing to another person. This is the first time I have seen that particular commercial (it was during either Grey's Anatomy or DH just before, don't remember), but I thought of you first off, shmeep. Just wondered if you had seen it yet. Indeed I did see it! The woman is saying (in very English sign) "...thought it was important that I..." she signs like an interpreter, but I hope it's a Deaf actor in that commerical. |
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Jan 23, 2006 16:52:41 GMT -5
Post by maggiethecat on Jan 23, 2006 16:52:41 GMT -5
Shmeep, what's your take on this?
I have a friend (aw, how nice) who is one of the directors of a large local community center. In conversation with her this weekend, she mentioned that the center has two classes, filled with a waiting list, for teaching babies under the age of two to sign. "Deaf babies?" I asked. "No," she replied. "Hearing babies."
It seems that someone figured out that you can teach babies to sign long before they can speak, and doing this adds to your communication with them. No more wondering what they want or need, if they can tell you in a sign. Simple signs, like bunched fingertips hit together to indicate more.
I just think this is so smart!
Do you?!
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Jan 23, 2006 17:06:37 GMT -5
Post by bjobsessed on Jan 23, 2006 17:06:37 GMT -5
Shmeep, what's your take on this? I have a friend (aw, how nice) who is one of the directors of a large local community center. In conversation with her this weekend, she mentioned that the center has two classes, filled with a waiting list, for teaching babies under the age of two to sign. "Deaf babies?" I asked. "No," she replied. "Hearing babies." It seems that someone figured out that you can teach babies to sign long before they can speak, and doing this adds to your communication with them. No more wondering what they want or need, if they can tell you in a sign. Simple signs, like bunched fingertips hit together to indicate more. I just think this is so smart! Do you?! When I worked in daycare, we taught the two-year-olds who couldn't really talk much yet and any kids with speech delays sign language. (more, please, thank you, help etc.) We also had several younger kids learn the simple signs too. It does wonders for their self-esteem not to mention their frustration level if they can tell you what they want. They loved it. (So did we!) Some of the kids were much happier--especially the ones that had speech delays. It's really frustrating to know what you want and not be able to tell anyone. |
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Jan 23, 2006 18:50:36 GMT -5
Post by montrealslp on Jan 23, 2006 18:50:36 GMT -5
Hi guys! Sorry, I'm not Shmeep, but can I weigh in with an opinion? (thanks!)....
Baby sign is becoming very popular and I say go for it. I'm studying Speech Language Pathology and I haven't seen anything in my studies to indicate that it can hurt speech or language development in any way. Of course, for the reasons already mentioned, it actually helps with communication between very young children and their parents/caregivers. Humans have oral cavities that just aren't built for speech when they're born. They're actually built for sucking and protecting the airway, believe it or not. The larynx (voice box) is very high in the throat in a newborn to make it harder for an infant to accidently have their milk "go down the wrong pipe" into the lungs. Pretty amazing. But it means they can't learn to speak... not to mention that they don't have the motor control in the mouth or the language formulation in the brain yet! The beauty of baby sign is that by the time they are formulating concept in the mind, they can actually use their hands a bit for simple signing, so it's perfect. The only downside to it all, that I can see (and it's not really a down side), is that it's a bit of a "fad" and people are going off to Baby Sign class with their infants to learn to do this. Babies can learn sign language (e.g. ASL) exactly like they learn ANY language (like English)... simply expose them to it! So, in my humble opinion if a parent is really interested in using sign language with their baby, they should skip the baby sign class and just register for a Beginner level ASL course. Learn to sign a bit and then use ASL around the baby as much as possible. Voila! The child learns the language in a more natural way. Just my two cents, for what it's worth.
Take care all.... gotta go study for a big midterm!
-Myra
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