Using ASL (American Sign Language) as a child

[mogjohns1]

Aww thats cute, even as a kid you fingerspelled fast! LOL What was the birds name?

[DDWiz27]

Well, I think it has more to do with the quality of the video than the speed of the fingerspelling. The bird's name was "Pixie."

[Banerika]

Why did you learn ASL so young? Do you/did you have a deaf relative?

[DDWiz27]

I did not have any Deaf relative or family member. I had a Deaf childhood friend and learned ASL before there were ASL classes or Interpreter Training Programs. I was one of the first professional interpreters NOT to have any Deaf relatives, and feel that one of the contributions I can make to the interpreting community is to demonstrate that those coming from hearing families can also become successful as interpreters.

[Banerika]

That's cool.

[AJFreeway]

thats pretty cool. not many very old vids on youtube. you were a cute kid.

[TFBarans]

What a cutie - both the bird and the little boy signing in ASL