—– Come sign hello, connect with the Deaf community, and join the fun in this interactive Voices-Off space! 🙌 Presented by Visually Speaking at the 9th annual Seattle Children’s Festival at Seattle Center on October 15! 🦋. Seattle Children’s Festival is a multicultural festival of music, dance, and arts for […]
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Saturday September 10 – ASL Lounge at The On The Block Street Marketplace
Join Visually Speaking at the ASL Lounge for On the Block in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood! The ASL Lounge is an outdoor social space for signers, new signers, and the Deaf/HoH, DeafBlind and Deaf/Disabled community to network, hang out and learn. And there’s more! There will be an open space […]
Why should society learn sign language from Deaf instructors?
Is it okay for a Hearing person to teach sign language? Eh, that’s been a controversial question in the Deaf community because it certainly is viewed as an appropriation of the language and culture. It only contributes to the systematic oppression that the Deaf folks have been suffering from for […]
“Hardest part about being a Deaf Hiker? Everyone else. ”
The Hardest Part About Being a Deaf Hiker? Everyone Else. Just in time for summer. This is an excellent and informative article for sharing the trails with Deaf folks. Written by one of our own team members, we are proud to support and share Deaf experiences. Please continue elevate, advocate […]
Conversational ASL Practice session
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