Deaf Awareness Month: The Myths About Sign Language
I'm late with this blog post again, but only because between my bad headaches and a looming deadline, I haven't been able to post on here for Deaf Awareness Month on a Friday like I planned to. I even missed Saturday! But as long as I get a post out there at least once each week of the month, then I'm good. And today is the last day for me to meet Week 3! Well, for me, it is, because I have a deadline on Wednesday, and I will be hunkering down from Monday to Wednesday, working on my article! So, here is the next post for my efforts to debunk the many myths and misconceptions out there about the Deaf, for the purpose of Deaf Awareness Month. This particular post is about sign language, and there are actually MANY myths and misconceptions about sign language. In this blog post, I will be addressing five of them. I have a long, torrid history with sign language. Even though I am profoundly deaf, I am not fluent in sign language. Yes! It's true! I h...