Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Quiescent Voices' LiveJournal:

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Friday, February 11th, 2011
5:32 pm [thaichicken]	ASL question Hello all, I was just looking on aslpro.com at the sign labeled "productivity" and it seems to be a combination of signs for WORK-THINK-HOPE. Am I understanding that right, and if so, how did that combination come together? Do you sign it differently? Thanks :) Current Mood: curious (Sign to me)
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
4:14 pm [grygon]	Is it a style? Or maybe regional? I was looking for video and/or images of the sign "forever" for an art project... for years I've seen and known it to be signed from the head as an ILU hand shape and out away from the head to a Y hand shape (to put it as simply as possible, I hope the description makes sense). Is this a regional thing? Because all the images and video I find when searching use "always" and then end in a y hand shape. Would the sign I am looking for in italics be better glossed as something else? Any help appreciated! (3 signs | Sign to me)
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
11:32 pm [glitterenvy]	Needing some help Hi everyone :)  I've been a part of this community on LJ for a few years now, but have never posted. My name is Christi, I am hearing, have taken ASL for two years, and I am officially introducing myself (and coming out of stalker-mode) for a little bit of help from you. I have an assignment that I am preparing for - a creative writing piece that depicts a character that becomes deaf from Meningitis as a toddler. I really want to do her character justice as I show her grow up and become a part of the Deaf community and learn ASL and be faced with the choices of a BTE or a CI. I want to be able to show her parents learning the language and trying to teach her as a child, and her siblings (who are hearing) and what it's like for them as well. I am looking for any and all input... websites, books, movies, personal stories... anything you can give me. If you are d/Deaf from a similar situation and can tell me about your childhood and adaption into deafness, please tell me. If you are a sibling or parent of someone who is HOH or d/Deaf from Meningitis, tell me a bit of what you experienced. I want to know. I want to be able to write this piece with as much honor and respect and integrity as I can. Thank you in advance... I truly appreciate you taking the time to help. :) (13 signs | Sign to me)
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
4:52 am [aluminaladenos]	Communication issues between police and people who are deaf I'm from Austin and this was posted in one of our local news papers-- I'm not sure how well known this incident was known about. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A1121824 Long story short there needs to be more training for police when it comes to situations that involve people with any sort of disability. Current Mood: frustrated (Sign to me)
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
11:44 pm [kristy2078]	how a terp introduces herself to a college professor A friend linked this video on my FB, and it's funny how an ASL interpreter introduces her role to a college professor at the beginning of the semester: (6 signs | Sign to me)
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
1:00 pm [kristy2078]	When I call someone else through the VRS, do my name and number show up on the other person's Caller ID? Or just 'unknown' (as in the case with TTY relay service back in the old days)? (3 signs | Sign to me)
Monday, December 13th, 2010
11:27 pm [locatei]	Hearing Privilege? Hey everybody, I was trying to find an article or anything online about Hearing Privilege, that included examples. All I really found was this. Do you know of anything else online? Also, if you wanted to make a list of examples as a comment, that would be sweet. I'm wanting to compose a post about this over at FYD. (11 signs | Sign to me)
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
11:05 pm [kristy2078]	Does anyone have a Verizon Droid 2 with a data-only plan? I looked at deafpagers.com, but the droid 2 doesn't have a data-only plan (which doesn't make deafpagers.com very deaf-friendly at all). I know that I can just go into a Verizon store to get the data plan implemented, but I want to make sure droid 2 can have a data-only plan. (8 signs | Sign to me)
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
8:30 pm [thaichicken]	ASL etymology?  I'm wondering about the signs for pen and pencil. As I understand it, "pen" looks like "write", and "pencil" looks the same, but first you mimic licking the pencil. Does anyone know how that developed? Thanks! x-posted to signing Current Mood: curious (5 signs | Sign to me)
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
4:04 pm [woodpeace]	Disability and Deaf Arts Festival in Liverpool It is taking place from 18th November-6th December 2010 and sounds brilliant: http://dadafest2010.co.uk/dada-events . (Sign to me)
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
10:13 pm [thaichicken]	ASL grammar question "us two" Hello all! I'm in a second semester ASL class in college, and we recently discussed the sign "us two"/"them two"/"you two" where you have a K handshape and you shake it between the two people you're talking about. My professor (who is Deaf) used it in example sentences like YOUR MOTHER FATHER THEM-TWO MARRIED? or YOUR BROTHER SISTER THEM-TWO GET-ALONG? He also said that you can't use this sign between generations, like using it for your mother and your sister would not be considered "right". But this didn't fit with my prior knowledge, so I asked him about this situation: I'm standing with my parents, and I say to my mom that my dad and I went to a movie last night while she was at a meeting or something. I would sign US-TWO (dad and me) GO-TO MOVIE. He said that was fine, and that it was different than what we were talking about in class. Am I missing something here? I just feel very confused. Thank you! (x-posted to signing) Current Mood: confused (9 signs | Sign to me)
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
1:29 pm [kristy2078]	Tmail for SK Anyone notice that the 'configure email' link is gone from the bottom of the T-Mobile site after logging in? I went there to respond to emails at home because I have no coverage here, but now there's no way, as far as I can tell, to access my tmail on my computer :( I don't know if T-Mobile is currently doing work on the site or if the link/access is gone for forever. (2 signs | Sign to me)
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
11:55 pm [blueserenity22]	deaf-friendly boston therapists? I am trying to find therapists (preferably trauma therapists for adults) in the Boston area who are Deaf or fluent in sign language. I'm not sure if there are any, but as a favor to a friend I told her I'd ask around. Thanks :) Current Mood: curious (4 signs | Sign to me)
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
4:30 pm [bookworms]	I'm interning at a wildlife rehabilitation center and all the interns are required to do a project that involves working with the public. Normally interns would fulfill this by taking in calls and working the front desk. The problem? I can't hear. The coordinator is open to any ideas. I've thought about these ideas: - Print out sign language cards, laminate them, and make a few packets to hang around the rehabiliation center. They'd be simple signs like bird, medicine, feed, clean, thank you, etc. I have a few interns who have learned/are learning basic signs, so this would be helpful. - The coordinator also wants it known that it's a deaf-friendly place to come in and volunteer, but I'm not sure how to go about recruiting them without seeming so offensive. I don't want to single them out. Any ideas? (2 signs | Sign to me)
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
1:53 pm [cdmeggers]	Hearing Aids for Africa Got hearing aids hiding in storage somewhere? Or just laying around unused? Old hearing aids that's been put away since you got new ones to replace them? Hey, send in any hearing aids and/or spare hearing aid batteries that aren't being used, and they'll be donated to deaf kids in Burkina, Africa! This hearing aids collection project is for the African Hope Initiative. A friend is working with an audiologist in Cheyenne to get the hearing aids cleaned up and working; and she will be flying out to Burkina in November with the hearing aids. Here's where to send your hearing aids and/or batteries: Hearing Aids for Africa PO Box 50761 Casper, WY 82605 If you want more info about the African Hope Initiative, they have a website and a facebook page. http://www.africanhopeinitiative.org/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/African-Hope-Initiative/212448954922 (2 signs | Sign to me)
Monday, July 26th, 2010
5:04 pm [dearcindynoname]	Just posted in the deaf_gay group Hello there! Just introducing myself. I'm reposting this in this community due to the other community being inactive. I'm Cindy, 23, from NYC and queer/genderfluid/female. I guess you can say I'm supportive of the deaf community as well have admiration towards it too. ( More detail and a picture ) (Sign to me)
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
3:20 pm [curlyhare1]	This might not be the best place to post this, but the HOH community journal hasn't been much help. Can you guys recommend a good phone amp? I just got a new job, and they want to order me one before I start. I previously tried one that clips onto the receiver, and it did not work at all! It sounded awful. I currently have this one at work, but think I can probably find something of better quality (sound quality is not great). http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2467974 Any recommendations? (10 signs | Sign to me)
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
8:32 pm [kristy2078]	article on deaf rapper http://www.parade.com/news/backpage/mitch-albom/100714-finding-his-beat.html There was this article in the Parade about a deaf man, Sean Forbes, who raps, makes his own lyrics, videos, etc. He has a deal with a recording team :) Though, I thought he was still a teen these days. He looks so young! He does have videos on YouTube :) (8 signs | Sign to me)
Monday, June 28th, 2010
11:09 am [woodyfanon]	Shame! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/toronto/lawyer-seeks-translator-for-deaf-man-swept-up-by-g20-police/article1619559/ Not only as a private deaf citizen living in downtown Toronto, I’m also writing this as someone who work for a not for profit organization that caters to the needs of deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and hearing clients, I am ashamed of our Toronto police for their actions against the disabled. Despite the purpose of the billion dollars security wasted in the city of Toronto, the money used could be utilized accordingly to accommodate those who have been arrested. Whatever their needs are need to be met and in a professional matter that do not violate anyone’s civil rights. The not for profit organization I am very proud to be a member of did work together with the G20 people beforehand to provide three interpreters (two ASL-English interpreters and one Deaf Interpreter) in case of emergency. This was an emergency. A deaf man’s civil right was ignored and put into jail for not being able to hear. The deaf man was not able to get an interpreter because the officers believed that he was able to lipread, therefore did not need an interpreter. He was put into jail overnight without being read his rights (properly with an interpreter) and he was charged for resisting arrest and assaulting an officer. Keep in mind that if you put a handcuff on a deaf person’s hands (and the hands are being used to communicate), of course the deaf person will resist.  The person who work very closely with us at the not for profit organization said; “Handcuffing a deaf person is like putting duct tape over a hearing person’s mouth,” he said. “It’s a violation of their human rights.” Please share and repost this as this is something we all need to show our support to. (2 signs | Sign to me)
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
7:40 am [_cryssie_]	Who decides identity? Them or me? So I became profoundly deaf when I was two from meningitis. Even though audiologist test results states that I have severe profound hearing loss,  I happen to be lucky to be able to wear hearing aids to help hear and be able to speak. Years of speech therapy, I am able to articulate quite well. My speech is not 100% perfect on every word, but anyone, even a dog still understands me. Anyway, almost three years ago, I started getting involved in the deaf community. I was told that the individual is the one that decides if one is deaf, Deaf, or HoH. I identify myself as in between Deaf and deaf,  but for less complications, I identify myself as Deaf. My problem is that many of my deaf peers continually identify me as HoH. They keep introducing me to other individuals as HoH, simply because I got lucky with hearing aids and ability to speak. I know I'm not the only D/deaf person to get lucky with hearing aids / ability to speak, and they don't seem to get that, considering that some of them can speak, but choose not to speak. I continually have to correct my hearing peers as well, that they are not to identify me as HoH, but as deaf. For some reason, this doesn't bother me, because usually most people ask why I prefer to be identify as deaf, and that's my opportunity to educate them. It is starting to get a bit frustrating, especially since some of my close peers / friends continually identify me as HoH, despite my protest that I am pathologically deaf, and do attend to deaf community functions enough for people to know who I am. I certainly don't feel it is up to them to decide how to identify me. I am starting to get offended, especially since I've known some people for close to 3 years... Are there any other ways I can deal with this? Am I going to have to get a little more abrasive and put down my foot a little bit harder than usual ? (33 signs | Sign to me)