Cats painting studies by Paul Rabaud
Happy Deaf History month!!! (April)
There are a few important hallmark dates celebrated every year by Deaf communities in April.
National ASL Day
Celebrated on April 15, the day in history when American School for the Deaf was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817.
learn more about ASD here: American School for the Deaf
Here are some great presenters briefly explaining different aspects of ASL. (with closed captions for non-signers)
Deaf LGBTQ+ week
Celebrated in the second and third weeks of April, usually alternating dates, with many events and celebrations to highlight the rich heritage of Deaf queer people everywhere.
(has closed captions for non-signers)
Also, April 8 is noted, as it is the day in 1864 when Gallaudet University, the only university in the world specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, was chartered.
Lastly, I should say that even though this is not (NOT) a post for sharing resources to learn ASL, I did want to add one final part which specifically relates to Deaf culture, & how to interact respectfully with deaf and hard-of-hearing people. It’s by Chrissy from The Essential Sign:
(and yes, you guessed it, does have CC for non-signers. 😉)
Happy Deaf History month!
Tess is very very determined and nothing is going to stop her from doing what she wants.
Escape attempt foiled by own desire to nom
:)
[id: two screenshots from Dishonored 2. the first shows corvo attano and emily kaldwin, at the ‘choose your character’ story juncture. the second shows meagan foster standing onboard the dreadful wale. end id.]
my dad worked in HR for a big company before he retired. they offered summer internships for the children of employees, which I did for a few years during college. the pay wasn’t high, but you still did basically the same tasks as a full-time employee in your department
and it was WILD
I’d finish a task in a day, only to be told that was my task for the week. my boss was blown away and raved about my efficiency. which was very nice but like…dude. you gave me about 6 hours worth of work, and that’s at a leisurely pace with an hour-long lunch break. why are you so impressed?
eventually I started messing around on my phone for hours to drag the tasks out longer, because I felt bad when my boss had to scramble to find things for me to do. I got like ten fanfic chapters written per month that way
meanwhile, at my last retail job, I got in trouble for talking to vendors at the adjoining stalls during slow periods
Don’t stop, don’t think, don’t look back
I’ve pulled you in, prepare to die now
DARK MATTER - Les Friction
Execs: who tf is this guy??? why is he so weird??? get ryan gosling in here now
Kids everywhere: this is THE guy. I love him. He is my big brother and he loves ill fitting striped shirts and he NEEDS my help. Look at him? Do you think he could figure this out on his own? No. But I love him for that