The rise of the Deaf Pride movement in the 1980s has introduced a distinction between deaf and Deaf, with the capitalized form used specifically in referring to deaf persons belonging to the community—also known as Deaf culture—that has formed around the use of American Sign Language as the preferred means of communication.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Idiom in American Sign Language "LOVE IT"
This is the first idiom of the week, in American Sign Language (ASL) taught by a team of Deaf ASL educators and filmmakers; a courtesy of Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd. This marks the beginning of free weekly video on how to express English idioms in ASL and also how to recognize and use ASL idioms. Don't miss it, join us via subscription at:
http://www.EverydayASL.com/idiom
Find more free idioms in ASL exclusively shown at EverydayASL.com's Idiom of the Week feature - updated every week! Be sure to also visit one of our videos narrating about the importance of understanding idioms in ASL by learning how to express English idioms in ASL and ASL idioms as well.
Enjoy and share with everyone!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
YouTube Captions and Subtitles
The Caption feature allows you to give viewers a deeper understanding of your video. Adding captions and subtitles makes your videos more accessible to people who can't follow along with the audio—either because they speak a different language, or because they are deaf or hard of hearing.