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At work there's a bank of monitors in the newsroom showing various news channels.
When I walk by I'll usually watch at least a little bit of any press conference that has an #ASL interpreter. It's good practice for me.
I just walked by. There was an interpreter. I stopped. And I was getting basically nothing.
At which point I actually read the on screen graphics.
It was an Australian presser.
I assume their #SignLanguage is in the #BSL family because it is absolutely not in the #ASL family.
Trump makes it perfectly clear that he places his self mage above providing a way for people who are hard of hearing to understand what he's saying . . .
OK, not really "understand," but still . . .
#signlanguage #deaf #hearingimpaired
https://apnews.com/article/american-sign-language-trump-white-house-7ac33c635cdefd22154d6eb7e47d3d55
#DOJ attorneys haven’t elaborated on how doing so might hamper the portrayal #Trump seeks to present to the public. But overturning policies encompassing #diversity, #equity & #inclusion have become a hallmark of his second admin, starting with his very first week back in the White House.
#law #discrimination #ableism #optics #image #ASL #SignLanguage
Total BS
#Trump admin says #SignLanguage services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his #image
The Trump admin is arguing that requiring real-time #ASL interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,” part of a lawsuit seeking to require the White House to provide the services.
#law #discrimination #ableism
https://apnews.com/article/american-sign-language-trump-white-house-7ac33c635cdefd22154d6eb7e47d3d55
I saw this meme today, where an American spy is found out because of his non-German hand gesture.
The usual Swedish way of showing the number 3 is the same as the German one. I, however, use the same fingers as in the picture but reversed: I have the back of the hand towards the other person. The reason is that this is the sign for 3 in Swedish Sign Language.
Golly-gee, I'm sorry if having a #signlanguage interpreter doesn't fit with the "image" you want to project.
I'm even more sorry that the image *that* projects is of an #entitled, #ableist asshole.
#WhiteHouse raises concerns about #Trump’s ‘image’ in lawsuit over sign language interpreters - POLITICO https://share.google/SJ0f0XBshKns3ubHp
One of our sons is losing his hearing, so now I can add learning British Sign Language to my polyglot life. 😂
Some of the signs are really sensible.
Horse for example is basically “G G” created by holding the letter G and moving the fists in a vertical circle twice (Young English children call a horse a GeeGee, prounced as hard G, or J’s).
Rabbit is the bunny ears on topof your head.
Fish is a swimming motion sideways with one flat hand.
Taking it slowly, but it’s fun so far. 😇
#BSL #signlanguage #deafness #hearingloss #language #disability #inclusion
Anh chồng khiếm thính dùng ngôn ngữ ký hiệu để gửi lời chúc phúc trong đám cưới, khiến cô dâu xúc động nghẹn ngào, nước mắt lăn dài. Chú rể vừa lắng nghe, vừa dịu dàng “phiên dịch” cho mọi người, khoảnh khắc ấm áp lay động hàng triệu trái tim.
#Love #Inspirational #Wedding #DeafHusband #KíHiệuNgônNgữ #CảmĐộng #TìnhYêuVượtKhó #ChuyệnNhàGái #TìnhNgười #FeelGood
#SignLanguage #Heartwarming #WeddingMoment #OvercomingChallenges #FamilyLove
We are excited to announce the official call for papers for sign-lang@LREC 2026, aka the 12th Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages! It will take place on 16 May 2026 as a full day event on the final day of LREC 2026 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The deadline for submissions is 14 February 2026. Please note that these must be full paper submissions (4–8 pages), not abstracts.
For the full call for papers and further information, visit https://lrec.dgs-korpus.de
Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL), określany jako Hand Talk przez jego użytkowników, jest językiem obecnie zagrożonym zapomnieniem, a kiedyś miał nawet 110 tyś użytkowników - g/Głuchych i słyszących. [1]
Dawniej używano go wśród słyszących masowo, szczególnie w sytuacjach kontaktu między narodami Ameryki Południowej. Obejmowało to przeważnie handel czy dyplomację. [1]
Nie wiem czy to prawda, ale podobno przeprowadzono nawet eksperyment, w którym przetłumaczono spisany w amerykańskim regulamin na PISL, a potem z powrotem na pisany i nie było większych różnic. Jeśli to prawda to mamy dodatkowy przykład świadczący conajmniej o tym, że język ten nie był prymitywnym użyciem paru znaków.
Jak to zwykle bywa, europejska kolonizacja doprowadziła do drastycznego spadku użytkowników PISL. Na szczęście g/Głusi rdzenni mieszkańcy Ameryk używają go wciąż na codzień, a nawet wśród słysząych użytkowników 37 oralnych języków udokumentowano używanie owego Hand Talk (osoby te były rozproszone na terenie 2.6 miliona km²). [1]
Patrząc na naturę PISL, widzę czemu tak chętnie wciąż używany jest przez słyszącą Starszyznę podczas opowieści, wypowiedzi czy rozmaitych ceremonii. [1]
Ułatwia on zrozumienie przekazu a nawet go znacząco urozmaica poprzez malowanie obrazów i wydarzeń za pomocą ruchu rąk. Może to stąd wzięły się słynne teatralne gesty przy ogniskach "indian" w bajkach? Śmieszne jak się okaże, że było to inspiracją ówczesnej marnej gestykulacji, która jest tak wysoko teraz ceniona na TedTalkach, debatach politycznych i wystąpieniach. g/Głusi robią to o wiele lepiej. Uczcie się.
Użytkowników tego języka jest coraz mniej, ale wiele osób prowadzi projekty w celu jego udokumentowania i ocalenia od zapomnienia.
Jedną z takich osób jest Mike Pahsetopah, który nauczony PISL przez swojego ojca, pokazuje i opowiada o tym innym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swZGfM_sQ7w
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Indian_Sign_Language
I never thought I would ever learn even a few words of sign language. One of the songs for the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert this weekend is Stille Nacht (Silent Night) with the American Sign Language displayed by all performers while singing. It is really beautiful.
#Atlanta #Music #Concerts #ChoralMusic #Holidays #SignLanguage #AmericanSignLanguage #StilleNacht #VoicesOfNote
💌And I really appreciate that Itsuomi, as an able-bodied person, makes the effort to communicate with Yuki (most of the time, it's always the disabled people who have to adapt, whereas… ^^’) but he never patronizes her, and that's a big YES ♥ #Disability #Deaf #SignLanguage
💌et j’aime bien qu’Itsuomi, en tant que personne valide, fasse l’effort de communiquer avec Yuki (la plupart du temps, c’est toujours aux personnes handicapées de s’adapter alors que… ^^’) mais pour autant, il ne l’infantilise jamais et ça c’est un grand OUI ♥ #Disability #Deaf #signlanguage
My Deafblind client and I encountered a signing Santa, Frosty the Snowman, and helper elf at Ingle Farm Village shopping centre. Santa even had a go at tactile Auslan after watching us
1 News (New Zealand): Sign language AI avatars to include Māori concepts, signs. “A New Zealand company is breaking down barriers for the Deaf community by creating AI avatars with the ability to sign and translate to NZ Sign Language. The inclusion of Māori signs and concepts have Turi Māori, those in the Māori Deaf community, throwing their hands up in celebration.”
Od lat krytykowano znaki w Koreańskim Języku Migowym, które opisując mniejszości seksualne używały nadmiernie seksualnych gestów i zniesmaczonej mimiki.
Korean Deaf LGBT zaczęło to niedawno zmieniać i wymyślać nowe, neutralne znaki na takie słowa jak "lesbijka" czy "gej".
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