[Amber R]

Hi Carrie. I have worked and volunteered with many Deaf people and I don’t quite understand what profession you are in. First off there is no set out form of written ASL.If you’re working with Deaf people shouldn’t it be mandatory that you take classes to understand the language? ASL is a widely respected language and a linguistic minority. If you are working with Deaf people I don’t think that they are being snotty because they think you should go out and learn it but they probably are wondering why you dont understand their ASL. I don’t really agree with the fact that you think they should go out and learn proper English because English is very difficult to learn for a Deaf person who has never heard or been exposed to English. And many Deaf people have learned English because not only does ASL contain English but many of them want to learn how to communicate but they’re comfortable in their own language. It’s sort of contradicting your own statement in that you think you shouldnt have to go out and learn how to understand their written language… no offense but with that perspective, why should they learn yours

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Name : Amber R, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 22, City : Bakersfield, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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