Signing Time - Leah is going to Ghana, Africa

This is an excerpt of an interview with Leah, from Signing Time! We are going to Africa soon, and you can help!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Signing
• Time
• Leah
• Rachel
• Coleman
• ASL
• Ghana
• Africa
• American
• Sign
• Language
• deaf
• Children

[100flyingfish]

that is seriously good talking for a deaf person

[enchilada01]

Perhaps politicians can learn a little from a little girl with a big heart!

[purplewowies]

@HoneyLissaBee Also, she is doing simcom in this clip, so it makes sense that she'd sign in PSE/English order. That doesn't mean she doesn't use ASL in her daily life.

[worldwidepoet]

it takes alot of patience and alot of determination to get good speech when you are deaf. I first went deaf when I was 2 in my left ear, then again at age 8 in my right (due to chronic ear infections). I stopped talking for a year before being put into a class with my peers. Sign language had become my second language, and speech therapy followed. I give Kudos to Rachel and her daughters Kudos for being amazing role models. You can show the world that you can overcome any obstacle.

[horsesareme123]

@DolleLovez she started talking at seven I think. She was born deaf, and her family found out when she was one.

[WonderfulAkari]

@100flyingfish and she's so young too.

[HoneyLissaBee]

@showmeasign I think it makes sense that she's doing "signed English" as you put it. Keep in mind that her family (including her parents who introduced her to sign) are all hearing, so they probably just started "translating" their own words literally.

[0314bacontacos]

this is y i wanna learn asl its amazing

[showmeasign]

I do not mean to be insulting but I can see the responses are borderline audist & it is very important that people realize that speech is not for most Deaf. ASL is a beautiful language and should be celebrated..not changed to meet the needs of hearing people. My son is HOH and grew up on ST. He is really upset now..in his room and says he doesn't want to see it again. Just our opinion.

[showmeasign]

Leah is a beautiful girl..BUT I was really disappointed showing this to my kids. ASL is ASL..that is signed English! My son was really upset and signing "hearing-on-forehead." I feel strongly that the word "D'eaf should be properly shown & that kids need to see ASL. It is it's own language! Please try to show that.

[aliabetha]

Leah was 13 months old when she was found to be profoundly deaf. She speaks so clearly, in part, because of her cochlear implant that allows her to "hear" in a similar-yet-different fashion from those who aren't hard of hearing. Our family loves Signing Time and my son is one of the, dare I say, thousands of children who have found a voice through watching Alex and Leah. Thank you Rachel and Emilie for all that you do!

[sammy032499]

see so cute my litter brother love you show i do to