Recent questions tagged sign language

Description : How easy (or difficult) is it for an ASL viewer/reader to follow a conversation when it takes place on a tablet or cell phone?

Last Answer : I suppose it depends on the size of the screen and how well the person looking at the screen sees. I've seen some pretty big ... do that. https://clearcaptions.com/bing/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand&utm_term=clear%20caption%20telephone&msclkid=52a1cebdcbf11ea9c70aaf4f6bb5e5da

Description : Is it true the sign language interpreter at Mandela's funeral was a total fraud?

Last Answer : answer:Sounds like it is true. Bogus sign language interpreters are a problem in South Africa, because people who know a few signs try to pass themselves off as interpreters, said [Ingrid Parkin, principal of the ... cannot do the job, she said. I'm just waiting to hear how this is Obama's fault.

Description : Does sign language exist in other accents or languages?

Last Answer : Of course there is. That is how deaf people the world over speak . No there is no accent since it is performed by the hands.

Description : How does being deaf impact a person's ability to work?

Last Answer : answer:i don't really know at all but i would think that working in a factory may be off limits. any job that would require you to be alert and aware of sounds so that you don't get hurt, otherwise ... . i don't know what i would do if my world was silent, my thoughts would probably drive me insane

Description : Will technology make American Sign Language obsolete?

Last Answer : I think it will stick around for face to face communication. Text messages can be delayed in delivery from time to time. If the ability to write was going to make sign language obsolete, it would have done it already with pen and paper.

Description : For new words, is there an appointed person who creates/decides on 'official' signs for ASL?

Last Answer : answer:It varies by community. My sister's husband was a deaf missionary in Ghana for a couple years. When he was there, he pretty much was the one that standardized the signs between the various ... , Rochester, or southern Wisconsin. So even in the US the signs are not always quite the same.

Description : Anyone here Deaf or studying Deaf Ed.?

Last Answer : I’m pretty def.

Description : If you speak a different language, can you learn Sign Language?

Last Answer : Sign-language is as different as spoken languages. Good luck :D

Description : How do you say "the maid" in sign language?

Last Answer : Don’t think it can be typed up (at least I don’t know of a good way of doing it), but I found this by searching google.