Here's A Funny Little Story About Disability Accommodation.

Show

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[The (directional) verb show in American Sign Language. 1 handshape with finger on palm of base hand in 5 handshape moves towards the person you want to show, in this case you. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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🤞

I really like hiking, painting, and game nights. My favorite games are Hand and Foot, Rummy, Spit, Spanking Yoda, Dinosaur Tea Party, and Quiplash.

Game

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Game in American Sign Language. Both hands in open A handshape palms facing signer. Knuckles tap each other 2-3 times. Hands are black and red with card symbols cut out. End ID]

Twice

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Twice in American Sign Language. Middle finger of hand in two handshape brushes palm of base hand and moves up. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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DEAR ARTISTS OF TUMBLR!!!!!!!!

I need your help. YES YOUR HELP! Im person with hearing aids and i wanted to make myself a pin to my bag so people know who they are talkin to (its hard to notice my hearing aids because of my hair) but i was browsing Pinterest and THERES NOTHING INTERESTING. WHERES THE SWAG, WHERES THE FIRE. So if yall have some designs/photoshop then HAND IT OVER SO I CAN HAVE COOL BAG PLS

Gum

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Gum in American Sign Language. Hand in V hand shape bends into cheek two or three times. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of pink in different stages of the sign. Face outline and bubble are pink. Bubble has a white highlight.

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Star, Star, Star, Sock, Sock

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The sign for Star in American Sign Language repeated 5 times in a circle. Each sign resembles a point of a star.

Star: Both hands in 1 handshape with palms facing away from signer point up and rub sides of index fingers. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.

Background is white.

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sorry i spam your blog 😭

feel free to let me know if you want anything changed as to your content on my blog but i really like how pretty they are. i by no means want people to use tumblr to learn asl but i just Love having them all in one place after being part of the community for so long

thank you for sharing your pretty art!

- @asl-emojis

Like, Share, Happy

Sources

Like: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

Share: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

Happy: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Image 1: like, as in enjoy or the opposite of dislike, in American Sign Language. Hand in open 8 handshape touches chest with thumb and middle finger then moves away and closes into 8 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

Image 2: share in American Sign Language. Both hands in open B handshape. Base hand palm faces signer with thumb up. Dominant hand sweeps back and fourth across base hand next to thumb and along pointer finger. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

Image 3: happy in American Sign Language. Both hands in open B handshape brush upward against chest. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign. Smiley face emoticon is blue.

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Music

Shaheem Sanchez, a Deaf dancer and instructor talking about music and dancing

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Music in American Sign Language. Hand in open B handshape sweeps back and forth over non-dominant arm. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.

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I started learning sign language because of when I'm so overwhelmed I can't speak. It has brought me so much more joy than I expected being able to communicate non verbally. I will say, language is a social tool. It felt like I was building a bridge to nowhere before I found people to sign with.

All my life, people have asked me why I was so quiet, and assumed I was an extreme introvert even though I enjoy being around people; I just hated talking and being expected to speak.

Now I have classes that are ASL only and my teachers can't get me to shut up! (They're nice about it, clearly it's in a "let the other kids have a chance" kind of way) Whenever I'm speaking and I can't think of how to express myself in English, my hands will find the words first. And when I'm with someone who understands, it feels so freeing!

One more time I wanna emphasize: Sign Language will help you communicate, but only with people who know sign language. And when you find those people, it is so worth it!

This goes for selective mutism, semi-verbalism, any sort of condition where someone who is generally able to communicate verbally loses the ability to do so

Outsiders are not not saving a language by learning it.

While I’m personally grateful services like Tribalingual exist, creating some academic access to Indigenous languages, particularly for Indigenous diaspora (if they can afford it), I’m extremely dubious of the notion that a outsiders learning an Indigenous language is somehow “saving” it. There was a testimonial from some white American girl learning Ainu itak, and she spoke of it as if she were collecting some rare Pokemon card before it went out of print or something, framing it in typical dying Native rhetoric. What is she going to do with Ainu itak, except as some obscure lingual trophy?

If you want to save a language, save the people.

Language means nothing without history and culture breathing life into it, and in turn we are disconnected from our history and ancestors without it. Support Indigenous quality of life, ACCESS to quality education, quality health services (mental and physical), land and subsistence rights, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, advocate against police brutality and state violence, DEMAND ACTION FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN.

Damn, if you really want to “save the language” pay for an Indigenous person’s classes for them to reconnect to their mother tongues. I’m not saying outsiders shouldn’t learn languages they’re invited to learn, but don’t pretend like you learning conversational Ainu itak is saving it from extinction.