hi my name is Rena Taylor and I'm going
to show you the do's and don'ts of Deaf
culture the only thing you need is an
open mind signing sloppy is the
equivalent to slurring and hearing world
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if you sign clean the other person
perceiving it understands it clearly
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do not sign away from your face
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make sure the person can see exactly
what you're signing
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video chatting in the dark is impossible
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lighting is an important key for the
signing world
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the wrong way to get a deaf person's
attention hello hello hello you uh drop
your car
gently tap their shoulder when
perceiving a sign don't stare directly
at the hands
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pretend there's a square around their
face and hands and focus on that
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don't scream when they can't hear you
did you do the homework homework okay
home work homework
home home home work you can type right
or sign to effectively communicate you
don't work
are you deaf okay wait let me type it
yeah okay cool if you see people signing
don't stare at a signing conversation
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don't walk in the middle of a signing
conversation
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this is also a No
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the correct way is to walk around the
conversation
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even if you know a little bit of sign
don't interrupt the signing conversation
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don't laugh or mock people signing
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don't make fun of deaf people most of
the time they can read lips she's
wearing a scarf who's not even like
we're not outside here since all 2016 I
don't sit in the middle of people's
conversations because that's just rude
Wow look at this lighting I need to take
a selfie hold up
oh yes yes HeLa slay slay okay okay
be courteous and if you can move out of
the way
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don't physically move a deaf person your
mama taught you better than that if you
don't know sign language at least learn
excuse me in sign
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hey thanks for watching my video and now
that you know the do's and don'ts of
Deaf culture you can interact with death
and all in the right manner
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