#ICE #Deportations #Cruelty #Mongolia #Afganistan #Handicapped #Signlanguage #Eswatini #Trafficking #HumanTraficking #alt
Arron Parnas 7/23/25
CRUELTY AND HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS
#ICE #Deportations #Cruelty #Mongolia #Afganistan #Handicapped #Signlanguage #Eswatini #Trafficking #HumanTraficking #alt
Arron Parnas 7/23/25
CRUELTY AND HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS
The impact in the German educational system for the deaf also directly affected language use. To investigate this, the DGS Corpus project made sure to include signers of all ages (and regions). This allows us to look into how factors such as vocabulary, signing speed and mixing of LBG (signed German, i.e. word for word translations that loan only signs from DGS but not most grammar) have changed over time and as educational conditions changed.
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The city of Hamburg has officially apologised for the suffering that the German educational system has caused deaf people. Up until the 1990s, use of sign language was systematically suppressed, in the misguided assumption that this would help deaf people focus on learning to lip read and speak German. Instead, this language deprivation, for a long while coupled with corporeal punishment for underperforming, resulted in dismal school experiences for many deaf people as well as low educational levels, leading to severely limited career options.
The reaction of the Hamburg city and federal state government follows years of campaigning by victims to have their plight acknowledged. Hamburg has now vowed to push for recognition and reparations at the national level.
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#SignLanguage #GermanSignLanguage #Deaf #Gebärdensprache
#DeutscheGebärdensprache #Gehörlos
Edit: typo
German news article: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/buergerschaft-leid-von-gehoerlosen-soll-anerkannt-werden,gehoerlose-100.html
I just got a notification that they funded in roughly 1 hour. They are a great team who have made some wonderful content over the past 5 years.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/inspirisles-2nd-edition
The Promise and Pitfalls of China’s AI Sign Language Interpreters
Broadcasters have embraced the tech in the name of boosting accessibility. But few bother to stop and ask what China’s #Deaf community thinks about the interpreters.
"Sing" is a 1971 song written by #JoeRaposo for the children's television show Sesame Street as its #signatureSong. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by #theCarpenters, a number 3 hit on the #Billboard Hot 100. Raposo was a staff songwriter for Sesame Street, and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in #English, #Spanish and #signLanguage. In its initial appearance, it was sung by the show's adult human cast members and #theMuppets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvc_dWs1f4
"Sinners" (the best Vampire vs the Blues movie ever) will not just hit streaming July 4, but with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version
'Sinners' Movie PSA
“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal ... is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve ...”
'Sinners' will be streamed on Max in BASL (Black American Sign Language) - the first time a streaming service has ever done this.
'BASL is “a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions and cultural nuances,” and "marks “a major step forward in accessibility, representation and visibility in streaming." '
When I was taking #asl classes in high school, I was taught that you were not allowed to create your own sign name -- that it had to be given to you by a #Deaf person. At the time, I didn't really question it. But since then, I've spent a lot of time learning from #trans people and being part of the #nonbinary community, and from those experiences, I've learned to place a very high value on being able to decide for yourself how people refer to you -- especially names. That has made the situation with sign names a sticking point for me.
I haven't had any involvement in the Deaf community. I had recently wondered if attitudes toward sign names had changed now that the world as a whole is more cognizant of trans and nonbinary experiences, but I watched the Furality panel on #signlanguage in VR today, and it seems like the stance is the same as when I was in high school. It feels hostile in a way, especially to trans and NB people.
I think right now I really need people to tell me things
https://www.europesays.com/2139951/ New tool makes employment accessible to locals who are deaf | Western Colorado #AmericanSignLanguage #AslInterpreting #business #communication #deafness #employment #HumanCommunication #jobs #language #LanguageInterpretation #SignLanguage
Rather than finding it by accident, I went looking for info on Albanian sign language and found a few things. The language is relatively young.
Unfortunately my long-ago semester in ASL doesn't help me spot how related or not it is to ASL.
Diesel engines are noisy.
If boaters could sign even 20 words, we could communicate with each other.
Perhaps such warnings as:
• Person In Water.
• Unpowered Craft.
• Underwater Obstacle.
• Boat Behind Me (out of view).
• X Feet Clearance (at a bank or lock).
Or such messages as:
• I'm Mooring Here/Now.
• Your Boat Will Fit Here.
• I Want To Pass You.
What phrases would you want every boater to know?
The National Association for the #Deaf is suing #Trump, #JDVance, WH chief of staff #SusieWiles & WH propagandist #KarolineLeavitt, for no longer providing #SignLanguage interpreters for press briefings or any other events.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047/gov.uscourts.dcd.281047.1.0.pdf
It's been a long, but good day. Following my usual morning e-mail catch-up, I managed to do about an hour's worth of research-related work before cycling to a workshop on International Sign organised as part of the #LingCologne2025 conference. Fascinating workshop, very well taught, but, boy, is my memory of signs bad!
Eurovision - how do you convey those songs, full of attitude, emotions, and sexual innuendo...through sign language?
https://universeodon.com/@FlohEinstein@chaos.social/114524470081345061
Today's #CLES seminar featured Adam Schembri @adamschembri presenting his SignMorph ERC project.
Title: Seeing Signs of Morphology: Form-Meaning relations in BSL are iconic for hearing non-signers
Work with Hannah Lutzenberger, Neil Fox, Heidi Proctor, Josefina Safar & Matt Brown.
Full live-thread below
My youngest appears to have selective mutism. She often goes silent when she's hungry or emotionally distraught. Does anybody have suggestions as to some good resources for basic signing? I could also use some suggestions as to which signs are the most useful to learn. I'm thinking that if I can learn some, I can teach her as well, and it will really smooth things out when she's unable to speak.