I want to learn #ASL this year. Specifically, I want to focus on the kind of developmentally appropriate language used with children and adolescents with #autism. I’ve been looking for local classes and, as expected, come up with basically nothing.
Does anyone have a resource (instructor, class, book, channel, anything) that they used to learn #SignLanguage?
I am building a prototype of a sign training app to learn #FrenchSignLanguage. My biggest problem is finding a suitable name. Most of the catchy ones are already used. So I decided now to use the name of a cuddly toy as an acronym. LISA or LiSA
Excited to report on some ASL progress! Last week I watched my first ASL video without needing captions.
Ok, the video was short AND signed by a hearing dad of a deaf daughter...but still! I got it! Even managed to figure out the one sign I had trouble with: it was this daughter's name sign.
Second, I asked my husband to give me a sentence that I would then sign. He gave me this: "I like my tea like I like my men: in a bag, and under water."
Apparently there is a new way to sign this (in ASL), with the hand position moved to the side so the index finger taps the chin, because the old version was similar to "vagina".
However, not everybody is on board with the change. According to the WaPo: 'But for other Deaf lesbian women, the older sign is a source of pride.
The original sign “shows that I’m proud of who I am,” she said. “Moving it to the side feels like you’re trying to obscure the sign slightly or make it seem more civil.”' #asl
I respect #AppleFitnessPlus for not assigning difficulty levels to the different trainers, even though some of them lead workouts that are consistently more difficult than those of their colleagues.
Anja is the HIIT trainer who may as well start out her half-hour by saying “Are you ready to throw up in your mouth a little, fitness fam?!” Sometimes I am, Anja, sometimes I am
I've noticed that #AppleFitnessPlus coaches have picked up a lot of #ASL! When I began three years ago, they’d sign stock politesse at the start of a workout. Now they frequently sign along to words or phrases they know while speaking, and they often sign-spell their names in greeting, too.
It comes back to Coach Anja again: it recently hit me that deep into a long workout, she will sometimes just grin at the camera, panting, and then sign a bit of silent encouragement before diving back in!
"Echo" starts on Disney Plus tonight, but we have no real idea if it's any good or not — critic reviews are embargoed until all episodes drop at 9pm ET. Forbes' Paul Tassi wonders why Marvel is taking this approach — is the studio trying to hide something, or is it just wary of spoilers? Indications on social media suggest it's the latter, but here's more.
Update: It's a 74% Rotten Tomatoes critic score for "Echo," with IGN calling it a resounding success and Games Radar praising star Alaqua Cox's inherent charisma. Here, Variety interviews Cox about being the first Indigenous deaf person to lead a TV series.
I guess instance migration is a good time for an #Introduction post. Hello lovely people, I'm here both as a scientific researcher and as a human being, and you can expect a range of genres of posts and interactions from me.
On the work side, I'm a computational scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the field of biological X-ray crystallography, specifically at free electron lasers. It's a glorious interdisciplinary mess, and the description I give to non-scientists is that i use my degree in chemistry to write software to do math that models the physics of experiments that we're running to learn about biology.
For fellow structural biologists: I work on crystallography data reduction software for the steps between photons hitting the detector and a merged set of structure factors. I also support XFEL experiments, both on site and remotely, and assist in post-experiment data processing as needed. My PhD focused on using simultaneous XFEL crystallography and XES spectroscopy to probe the water splitting reaction in oxygenic photosynthesis. I did a postdoc in computational methods development for cryoEM, and I'm now back to XFEL crystallography but still in methods development.
For fellow software developers: all of our work is open source and mostly under the cctbx project/repo. It's mostly python with a bunch of C++ under the hood (including some low-level stuff redundant with scipy and numpy because those weren't around yet!), plus a user-facing wxPython GUI. More recently we've done a ton of work with GPU acceleration (using Kokkos, for NVIDIA, Intel and AMD architectures) and scaling up at three different national labs' supercomputing centers in anticipation of next-gen experimental capabilities. I derive too much joy from writing bash-sed-awk monstrosities on the occasions we need them to fix an urgent problem during an experiment, and I guess I'm most proud of the fact that I somewhat understand git.
As far as hobbies, the longest-standing one is probably #coffee, followed closely by #language (s) / #languageLearning and a love of #patterns and #symmetry in various contexts. I have too many different ways of making coffee (they have overrun my coffee cupboard), but my favorite remains the classic latte, and by now I can make a better latte than I can buy. I'm trying to refresh my #Japanese and learn #Dutch and #German simultaneously/comparatively, which of course is terrible for speed of learning, but fascinating. So far I've found #ASL the most challenging but also deeply satisfying -- I only have one semester under my belt but hope to take a lot more. I studied and continue to study all the #math and #science I possibly can. Right now I seem to be pretty engrossed in #electronics, #CAD, #3DPrinting, and just generally #DIY-ing/fixing/repairing things. Other active interests include #sewing, #reading, #cooking, #bike commuting, and #publicTransit. My journeys in #aikido and #pottery are on hold but I definitely want to pick them back up when I'm not already overcommitted. I'm casually interested in #neurophilosophy, #neuropsychology, #neurodivergence and #neuroscience. I've taken one course in neurophilosophy and can read literature in the rest, with effort.
On a personal note, I'm trans and nonbinary and very open about it -- I transitioned back when I had to explain what that meant. I've retired from some forms of community engagement and support but I'm very happy to answer any questions I can about the US legal and medical landscapes, available resources, policy and terminology best practices, or whatever you know you shouldn't ask [person in your life].
Finally, I spend a lot of time with my cat Rory (pictured), who is perfect and the most affectionate creature I have ever met. I promise to share photos of him from time to time.
Gallaudet Eleven (G-11) est le nom d'un groupe de onze sourds du Collège Gallaudet (renommé université en 1986) ayant suivi des tests physiologiques spécifiques pour la National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) au début des années 1960. L'objectif était de mieux comprendre les effets de l'apesanteur prolongée sur le corps humain. Aucun d'entre eux n'a volé dans l'espace.
Tests humains sur des sourds
Avant que la NASA n'envoie des humains dans l'espace, l'agence devait mieux comprendre les effets de l'apesanteur prolongée sur le corps humain. Ainsi, à la fin des années 1950, la NASA et l'École navale américaine de médecine aéronautique (renommée en 1970 Naval Aerospace Medical Institute) situé sur la base aéronavale de Pensacola ont établi un programme de recherche conjoint pour étudier ces effets. Cette étude de médecine spatiale est conduit par le docteur et capitaine Ashton Graybiel a Pensacola[2].
Ils recrutent 11 hommes immunisés contre le mal des transports en raison d'une atteinte du système vestibulaire de leur oreille interne, tous sourds et âgés de 25 à 48 ans. Ils sont connus sous le nom de « Gallaudet Eleven » (les Onze de Gallaudet) parce que recrutés à l'Université Gallaudet alors nommé Collège Gallaudet, destinée aux sourds et malentendants[3].
Dix de ces hommes étaient devenus sourds durant leur enfance à la suite d'une méningite ; l'autre était sourd de naissance. #ASL#Sourd # #NASA#Gallaudet#GallaudetEleven
Hadn’t really watched this because it’s not my thing, but when they brought out an entire movie with a secondary version featuring an #ASL performer? Renewed Max Watched it IMMEDIATELY! It was cute, but mostly I am chuffed that they did this! Accessibility for all, yes! ✨🩷🙌🏻
Question for those who know #asl or other forms of #signlanguage, and especially those who are also familiar with #linquistics and #phonetics... presumably there are dialects in sign languages, but are there accents? Shibboleths, localized mannerisms, subtle differences in how far or vigorous motions are made, or how they're combined with other attributes of body language?
'In the aftermath of the recent mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine — in which four deaf people were killed and five were injured — Gallaudet’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child Resilience Center (DHHCRC) rapidly released ASL videos on coping after mass violence, both for kids and teens, and how youth of different ages might respond to traumatic events.'
I think I need to add yet another item to my ever growing to-do list. Learning ASL or American Sign Language.
I have an uncle and aunt who are both deaf. I am in my 30's and have forgotten so much. I am also losing more and more of my hearing. Serving in the military took so much from me and seems to still be taking from me.
Are there any FOSS options for learning ASL or any sort of Sign Language?
Since it was first offered in spring 2018, American Sign Language at Yale has grown to be the third largest language option, with over 200 students enrolled in ASL classes this semester.
This writing really changed the way I see accessibility features. It's not gonna tell you to use alt-text or how to go about writing it. Rather, it reframes the discussion of inclusivity and accessibility around a deafblind life, the shortcomings of assimilationist accessibility, and how deafblind folks have forged their own path in their communications.
Trying to pay attention to a dubbed movie, the #Monsterdon posts, and my family group text (who are currently debating the ethical & practical use of #AI in #ASL#interpreting 🤯).
American Sign Language now Yale’s third most popular language - Yale Daily News (yaledailynews.com)
Since it was first offered in spring 2018, American Sign Language at Yale has grown to be the third largest language option, with over 200 students enrolled in ASL classes this semester.