One of Visually Speaking’s greatest dreams is to nurture the integration of the signing community with the non-signing community in a healthy way. With that being said, we still have a long way to go because audism manages to make things difficult for the Deaf/HoH people, and unfortunately, we still […]
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Voices Off Please
Have you ever wondered why the Visually Speaking courses passionately value the “No Voice” policy? Two words. Cultural respect. It’s not necessarily just a rule – it’s a way of showing respect toward the socio-cultural norm in the Deaf world. Instead of expecting verbal responses in the class, you can […]
Instagram and Facebook
Are you active on social media? 👀 So are we! It’s amazing the amount of information that is being shared and the networking with other Deaf organizations is phenomenal! You can follow Visually Speaking on Instagram @Visuallyspeakingseattle and on Facebook we post our classes and musings over there, Visually Speaking. Go ahead and […]
Deaf Instructor vs. Hearing Instructor 👨🏫
ASL instructors play a significant role in their students’ educational experience of Deaf culture. However, the authenticity of your learning experience about Deaf culture will highly depend on wether the instructor is Deaf or hearing. So what’s the difference? 🧏🏽 Deaf ASL instructors live and breathe ASL as they live […]
What not to do when joining an ASL conversation 🙃
Imagine you are on your phone, minding your own business. You look up and see two people signing. You have taken a class with Visually Speaking so your signing senses kick in. You stare at the people signing for a moment, wondering what to do next… 👀 DON’T: Finger spell […]
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