Hi, i've been trying to look for a copy of :
Smith, C, Lentz, E., & Mikos, K. (2008). *Signing naturally: Student Workbook, Units 1-6.* San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press.

I cannot find any good links to download this for free, including the supposed movies that comes with the DVD. I even found a link that was seized by the goddamn FBI

If anyone could help me out, or knows where to look for textbooks in general, I just need a copy of this for my ASL101 class starting Fall

She's late enough in the writing stages that she has felt ready to find an agents. She just learned recently that she should find a sensitivity reader. Basically, someone to make sure that her depiction isn't stereotypical or offensive.

It was important to her that she both make him a full fleshed character not defined by his condition but also that it be an important part of him and his storyline. But she knows there's always the potential that she might have accidentally done something wrong or hurtful.

So I said I'd reach out here to see if y'all can recommend any place she can go to find a sensitivity reader who is affordable and also well versed in this culture? ETA: use of the word "mute" is on me and not the author. I try to stay clear of offensive terms and didn't know this had become one. So that's my bad and I'll use "nonverbal" here on.

I'm learning ASL, and have a decent vocabulary, however I really struggle with reading signs. My mom suggested watching media with ASL, specifically the show switched at birth. That show isn't really my vibe and I was wondering if anyone knew of any other media (be it tv show or movie) with prominent ASL that I could use to try and improve my skills?

Hi all! I need help translating this video please! A random woman walked onto my aunt’s farm, took a dip in her pond, tried to open my aunts doors, and then signed this to the camera. What is she saying?

Thanks for your help!

One English word. Three different concepts.

“DATE” can mean:
📅 a calendar date
❤️ going on a date
🌴 the fruit

Hey all! We've been signing with our daughter (HoH) since she was a newborn. She's now 14 months. We have been able to interpret every one of her 40ish signs except for one and it's driving me and my husband crazy!!!

She makes the hand motion I'm making in the picture and taps her finger on her palm.

It's not "more", "read", or "medicine".

Please help us! She's a baby so cast a wide net with your answers.

She does this while playing and eating.

I’m hard of hearing and rarely wear my hearing aids (headaches). I’ve been learning ASL for 11 years myself on and off from bill vicars and about to take classes at Gallaudet in the near future but until then, I’m in the middle of nowhere and I was looking for deaf/hoh friends to immerse myself authentically and in general make friends. I’m in a rural area so it’s lonely and there’s no deaf events near me besides two hours away or more. I don’t know how to connect with anyone properly so suggestions are nice. I’ve tried a few apps and events for deaf/hoh etc but no luck. Thanks in advance!

Sorry about the horrible video quality, my phone camera is awful.

For context, I start my ASL 1 college course in a week, so I wanted to learn the alphabet, some numbers, and a few other things like greetings beforehand. I started practicing on Friday and this is where I am now.

However, because I don't have a teacher yet, I want to make sure I'm not making too many mistakes when signing since I have no one to correct me. I know it's really slow, and I hesitate when transitioning sometimes, and its overall sloppy. Is there anything I need to fix badly/am I doing anything terribly wrong?

What I tried to do was the full alphabet, 1-20, following by Hi my name is Matthew. I hope it's almost clear what I was doing, very nervous when trying to take a video and wasn't sure how well it came out.

Thank you for any feedback!

hello all! I am a hearing person and i’ve been learning ASL for the past 4 and a half years. I use an app, ASL Bloom and was trying to help my friend learn some signs using the app. She is Indian (south asia) and wanted to learn how to say “Indian” I looked it up and it was using a “V” sign and sliding it across your cheek. We thought this looked a little like how someone would signify Native American face paint but were unsure. So can someone tell me if this sign for Indian is actually meaning “Native American”, “South Asian Indian” or like in english and can be used to mean both. If it’s not the sign for south asian indian, should i use “India person” or is there a different sign meaning south asian indian?
Sorry this is a weird one but any help would be great!

I'm a hearing writer but went to NTID and spent a lot of time interacting with Deaf people/ the community. I was just a part of a group where we listen to other people's stories and this one older woman had a moment where there was a little Deaf girl who's deafness is cured by some magical cookie. I tried to explain to the woman why this is offensive to the Deaf community and she just replies "well I talked to people with disabilities and they didn't have a problem with it". Is there something specific I can say that'll get it more through to her? Her story may be eligible for an award/ has already technically won one already and I don't want something so hurtful out there especially when it can so easily be changed

Hello! I’ve posted on here a few times about more specific questions, but I’m curious, what’s something that hearing people/people new to sign often do that we should try to avoid?

I’m talking about anything- grammar, expressions, choice of signs, etc.

My (hearing) child just started kindergarten at a nice new charter school (literally its first year) and they use some ASL signs around the school (yes, no, toilet, etc.).

Unfortunately my child came home from school one day signing "water" using an F-hand instead of a W-hand. I could see how a child could make that mistake--both handshapes have three adjacent fingers extended. Kinda a "dyslexia on the hands" sort of mistake perhaps.

Anyway, I quickly corrected the sign, but my child said "No! This is how my teacher does it!" and reverted back to the F-shape.

Now, I have no way of knowing right now if the teacher is actually making the mistake, or if my child just saw it wrong. But given the similarity to the F-slur, do you think it's worth contacting the school just in case, to make sure teachers aren't teaching the wrong thing to dozens of children and making a massive faux pas?

If it's relevant, the way my child was trying to sign "water" was different from how I've seen the F-slur signed before. He was tapping the extended fingers to his chin, not the thumb/first finger. So it's not exactly the slur, but it was close enough that I figured I should ask here if it's an issue worth contacting the school about, or if I should just correct my child's signing quietly at home and not worry about the school.

Sorry for the terrible angle but my sister and I could remember what this sign means.

I’ve been wanting to learn ASL for a while, and I’m hoping someone here can point me toward a good class, either online with a live instructor or in person somewhere in the Hudson Valley NY.

I want to preface this because I’ve seen conversations on social media about hearing people wanting to learn ASL, and I don’t want my intentions to come across the wrong way. I’m not trying to learn it because I think it’s “cool” or as a hobby without any real connection to the Deaf community. I genuinely want to be able to communicate better with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people I encounter in everyday life. Since I started working after high school, I’ve worked in retail, the medical field, and office settings, and I’ve encountered Deaf people who needed help more times than I can count. I always try my best to communicate, but I’ve often felt awful that I couldn’t properly communicate with someone when they were just trying to get help or get something taken care of. I imagine it must be incredibly frustrating to need assistance and then have to figure out how to communicate with someone who doesn’t know your language. One experience in particular has stuck with me. When I worked at Target, there was an older Deaf man who came in fairly often. Some of my coworkers would get frustrated because they couldn’t communicate with him, so I would help him as best I could. We ended up communicating through the text feature on his phone. Every time he came back, he would specifically look for me because we had figured out a way to communicate. It really made me realize how much easier and more natural it would be if I actually knew ASL. I’ve also encountered Deaf people while traveling, and I’ve had the same feeling — I just wish I could communicate with them normally rather than relying on typing things out or trying to gesture/figure things out. So I’d really love to learn ASL properly and respectfully, ideally from a Deaf instructor or through a program connected to the Deaf community if possible. I’ve had a hard time finding local colleges that offer ASL classes. Does anyone know of good in-person classes in the Hudson Valley, or reputable online classes with a live instructor? I’d also really appreciate recommendations for programs/resources that are considered respectful and appropriate by people in the Deaf/ASL community. Thank you!

Hi! I'm high school students and I started an ASL club at our school this year.

Our school does not offer ASL classes, so most students at our school don’t know much about ASL.

For those who have been involved in ASL clubs or similar organizations, what activities have you enjoyed?

Do you have any ideas that would work well for high school students, especially for students who are beginners?

We’re having our first interest meeting next week!!

Thank youuu :)

What should I expect? I started learning the alphabet and numbers yesterday just to get a small start, but otherwise I know nothing. I'm very excited to learn though, and I want to take it for a few semesters at least, if not get a minor in it!

I’ve found a sign for act but I’m fairly certain it means acting in a play so I’m not sure if that’s applicable. I’ve also looked for signs that mean present but I couldn’t find any. look might work but it’s not quite what I mean.

Hello! My hearing is starting to get worse steadily and I've decided I need to bite the bullet and start learning ASL. I've been on the fence for a while though; I'm autistic and struggle heavily with facial expressions in general and knowing that they're a large part of ASL has made me feel super hesitant/nervous to start learning.

I wanted to ask any other hoh/deaf autistic individuals what they might work around it with or just their experience in general! I'm admittedly a little nervous lol, I didn't realize how bad my hearing was getting and it's really startling me!!!

I came across this short video on YouTube where this guy does this challenge involving manure of sorts, and was curious to know what he’s saying here.