When I first heard that I needed to go to a deaf event I was a little nervous. I felt like I was not going to like it and or Feel like everyone was going to talk about me. I heard that some people in the deaf community are rude to hearing people. So I was just hoping to be accepted as a person who is learning ASL. I was very skeptical to what I was about to embark on. This deaf event did change how I viewed the deaf community.
At a young age, I witnessed people using sign language. I did not know what it was. I would laugh at people signing to one another and mimic the deaf people. I now know that it is not to be made fun of. The people did not choose to be deaf it is something that just happens. I have researched some famous people who paved the way for the future of the deaf community. I have deep respect for the people who created schools and developed ASL for all to learn.
When I went to Pizza Royal for the event I didn 't know what to expect when I arrived. The event started at 6 p.m. As I walked in the place it looked like a ghost town. There was nobody insight. So, I figured that these events were not popular. I continued walking straight and turned to the right and there I saw a few girls. One of the girls was Sandy from class. Which was a big surprise to me because she was there on a Spring Break day .I checked my watch and it was 6:20 p.m.The other girls from the table were from Chaffey College as well. One older woman was sitting at the next table. She told me she was born deaf. The most fascnating thing about her was that she could speak like a hearing person but only in a low whisper. I thought it was intriguing that these girls were signing the same way I learned in class such as the greetings part “What is your name?”I signed “My name is Reuben” I knew how to do that just fine. All the girls signed their names. I was confused because some of their hand positions were different from how I do it. So I had to ask them to do it again a couple of times.I was a pro at doing the repeat/again sign.They were happy to sign their names slower. The girls I was signing with were in ASL 5. So they were way more advanced than I was. They also showed me their hand sign names. I didn 't have one yet when they asked me. I signed with Sandy after all the introductions. As time went on more people came in and I started to sign with”Hi,my name is Reuben”. It was very repetitious so I got better. I kept getting the same questions over and over. Those questions became easier to answer I knew how to sign them. The questions I was being asked were “What 's your name? What ASL are you in? What school do you attend? How old are you? Where do you live? I got confused on some of their questions because their hand speed was 10 times faster than I am used to. I was only planning on staying for one hour because it was getting late but I was so caught up with everyone 's conversations and learning new signs …show more content…
I didn’t realize how long I have stayed there. I stayed for 2 hours and I was only expecting to say 1 hour. While, I was there I met a man named Jeffrey. He was very kind and polite to me. Jeffrey, is 60 year old deaf man who travels over 50 miles to come to this deaf event. He was also walking around asking other people who was sitting around what their signing name was. So, I then asked him what My Signing name was. He asked me my name again then he showed me my signing name. My Signing name looks like 2 “R”s being shaken front to back with both hands at the same time. It looks pretty cool and I didn 't mind how my signing name looked. When Jeffrey signed his name it was amazing because he did 2 F’s with both hands instead of doing the double F that we have learned in
At a young age, I witnessed people using sign language. I did not know what it was. I would laugh at people signing to one another and mimic the deaf people. I now know that it is not to be made fun of. The people did not choose to be deaf it is something that just happens. I have researched some famous people who paved the way for the future of the deaf community. I have deep respect for the people who created schools and developed ASL for all to learn.
When I went to Pizza Royal for the event I didn 't know what to expect when I arrived. The event started at 6 p.m. As I walked in the place it looked like a ghost town. There was nobody insight. So, I figured that these events were not popular. I continued walking straight and turned to the right and there I saw a few girls. One of the girls was Sandy from class. Which was a big surprise to me because she was there on a Spring Break day .I checked my watch and it was 6:20 p.m.The other girls from the table were from Chaffey College as well. One older woman was sitting at the next table. She told me she was born deaf. The most fascnating thing about her was that she could speak like a hearing person but only in a low whisper. I thought it was intriguing that these girls were signing the same way I learned in class such as the greetings part “What is your name?”I signed “My name is Reuben” I knew how to do that just fine. All the girls signed their names. I was confused because some of their hand positions were different from how I do it. So I had to ask them to do it again a couple of times.I was a pro at doing the repeat/again sign.They were happy to sign their names slower. The girls I was signing with were in ASL 5. So they were way more advanced than I was. They also showed me their hand sign names. I didn 't have one yet when they asked me. I signed with Sandy after all the introductions. As time went on more people came in and I started to sign with”Hi,my name is Reuben”. It was very repetitious so I got better. I kept getting the same questions over and over. Those questions became easier to answer I knew how to sign them. The questions I was being asked were “What 's your name? What ASL are you in? What school do you attend? How old are you? Where do you live? I got confused on some of their questions because their hand speed was 10 times faster than I am used to. I was only planning on staying for one hour because it was getting late but I was so caught up with everyone 's conversations and learning new signs …show more content…
I didn’t realize how long I have stayed there. I stayed for 2 hours and I was only expecting to say 1 hour. While, I was there I met a man named Jeffrey. He was very kind and polite to me. Jeffrey, is 60 year old deaf man who travels over 50 miles to come to this deaf event. He was also walking around asking other people who was sitting around what their signing name was. So, I then asked him what My Signing name was. He asked me my name again then he showed me my signing name. My Signing name looks like 2 “R”s being shaken front to back with both hands at the same time. It looks pretty cool and I didn 't mind how my signing name looked. When Jeffrey signed his name it was amazing because he did 2 F’s with both hands instead of doing the double F that we have learned in