Parade Performed In Sign Language.

wendybeth · 02-20-2012, 01:17 PM

It's amazing how many CM's know sign language- when Tori was six, during our first DL trip, Cinderella signed 'pretty' to her, and she was just amazed that a princess knew ASL. Later, during another trip, she was pin trading at a shop in Toon Town, and it was so noisy she couldn't hear anything. A CM saw me signing to her, and he wound up spending about 20 minutes signing and trading pins with her. It was so cool- these seem like little things to the hearing world, but it means so much to the Deaf/HOH community. And it is beautiful to watch- I am always in awe of people who are fluent in sign, as it is not an easy language to learn. We used a mix of SEE sign and ASL at home, so our signing is probably confusing to those who only do one or the other.

BDBopper · 02-20-2012, 01:23 PM

How cool is that?

RStar · 02-20-2012, 09:01 PM

That is great! My wife knows ASL that she used as a teacher's aide in special education. I picked up a little, but it's great that CMs use it and it's used more in everyday things like parades at the park.

02-20-2012, 01:17 PM	#1
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	It's amazing how many CM's know sign language- when Tori was six, during our first DL trip, Cinderella signed 'pretty' to her, and she was just amazed that a princess knew ASL. Later, during another trip, she was pin trading at a shop in Toon Town, and it was so noisy she couldn't hear anything. A CM saw me signing to her, and he wound up spending about 20 minutes signing and trading pins with her. It was so cool- these seem like little things to the hearing world, but it means so much to the Deaf/HOH community. And it is beautiful to watch- I am always in awe of people who are fluent in sign, as it is not an easy language to learn. We used a mix of SEE sign and ASL at home, so our signing is probably confusing to those who only do one or the other. __________________
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	That is great! My wife knows ASL that she used as a teacher's aide in special education. I picked up a little, but it's great that CMs use it and it's used more in everyday things like parades at the park. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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