I Love VRS Interpreters

After my latest experience with the water softener guy (see previous post), Steve and I discussed the idea of using a MVP VRS interpreter in almost any situation where the hearing person has access to a telephone. It seems like a winning solution for everyone. The deaf husband who prefers to sign can sign, the [...]

Health Screening

As part of Steve’s health insurance, we were required to have a health screening. I elected to have my screening done at his place of work. Here is how it went (and I think this is somewhat ethical for a person who has no training in ethics).
As I am sitting outside the conference room where [...]

Aptitudes and Abilities

I neglected to mention in the previous post about the little argument that occurred during class about whether or not I am a Sign Language interpreter. Perhaps I just needed to think about it more so I could explain it logically and not emotionally.
My inability to interpret for Steve in church was one of things [...]

LDS Distribution Center, Red Wing Shoes, and Cracker Barrel

I discovered an LDS ASL Interpreter’s Discussion Board on the internet (another prayer answered). Since I have been racking my brain about how to teach the Young Women Theme in sign, I wrote a message and asked how would be the best way to do that. I also asked another question that I will save [...]

A Day at the Movies

Steve and I usually do not go out to movies for obvious reasons (to a deaf person). We wait for the movie to come out on DVD. As far as I know there is one open captioned theater in Salt Lake City at the Ritz in West Valley City. We get our information from http://www.uad.org/cmoviesutah/ [...]

Back home! Back to normal?

Now that I have returned home from all my adventures in WA state (I am still a bit disoriented), I figured the best way to re-orient myself is to go to all the usual places at home that I frequent.
First I went to a gun show. It was fun just looking at all the things [...]

List of things to put on T-shirts

My T-Shirt
“I am not a Sign Language interpreter.”
Steve’s T-Shirts
“I am deaf. Tap me on the shoulder or wave.”
“Look at me when you talk or write a note.”
“I read, write, speak, and sign English.”
The comment by BEG below gives me an idea on how to help our hearing friends learn some Sign Language. They might be [...]

“Stop Talking, Idiot”

This classic blurb is the last thing said on the episode of Scrubs titled, “My Words of Wisdom”. In this episode, a deaf boy is sick in the hospital and the doctors want to give him a cochlear implant to help restore his hearing. The boy’s father, who is also deaf, does not want him [...]

An Experiment

Yesterday Steve and I went out to lunch at one of our local chicken joints. As so often happens, the waitress only talks to me and does not make eye contact with Steve while he orders. He is use to this, but it still hurts him. I said that the next time we go out to [...]

Contact Cards

I ask Steve using my lousy and slow signs, “What name man give you new hard drive” I point to the space where his desktop computer use to be. I do not know how to sign hard drive for a computer, so I sign “hard” as in difficult, and “drive” as in driving a car. And people [...]