It was such a huge honor being a contributor to this beyond wonderful film! Thank you, Ashley Larson :)

been learning a few words here and there for years, but this film is just so inspiring, thank you!

Hi, i am a Nursing student. I started learning AMS , and i learnt the alphabet. It’s so interesting, and i want to communicate with Deaf people.

this was a great video. Ty, everyone was great. i become officially hard of hearing in 2017, and learning asl, but also learning deaf culture and seeing things from deaf eyes. now signs I am informed I need to learn are Midwest USA dialect. tho I recognized a lot of signs today. I've been told two ways. watch signing and try to pick out signs, then put together, and don't look at captions. others told me its ok look captions to confirm that's signs I seen.

Im glad this documentary was actually useful, despite the bad first impression. I've been watching some short films on UKposts about being deaf and they were all about pity and hearing people's perspective

It’s true!! The only way to change people mind us through education. I have hope for the next generation of people learning ASL & Deaf culture.. thank you!!

great doco, nice to 'see' what the culture of the language means, I have Autism, and can hear, but many of my "ASD community" can't speak, or have any Language to communicate what their brains think ( our brains are like basic computers, we can only 'do' so much at once,sometimes certain brain areas are under developed,or not there at all), so I understand how important this is to people, as it is a voice, not just for deaf, but any person who can't for whatever reason communicate, ASD, Stroke, mutism, or many others we are all NOT disabled in a negative way, we are 'Neuro-diverse', we think, and act diferently.

The international sign for person we use it in Uruguay too!

Brilliant documentary. Congratulations Ashley.

I was born deaf/hard hearing but few month back im lost rest hearing due to covid but thankful im know ASL and accepted by the deaf community

A very beautiful short, thanks for sharing.

This is really cool! Great job with the film!

I am interested in Deaf Gain.- Thumbs-Up!!😊🥰👍👍

Very good video actually

Really liked this. Especially the fade-in/fade-out sound at the beginning and end. It was awesome to watch the sign as I’m learning ASL and every little bit of practice helps.

i been learning asl for a while now. i wish ik more than i do but i will and i do not see ppl being deaf as a disability because they can do anything but hear

Potentially I really agree with Deaf Gain at honestly.👍👍‼️- In my real life, I am last-born and youngest one then I have my hearing parents ( deceased), my oldest deaf brother, my hard-of- hearing brother, my hearing brother, and my hearing sister in my D’Auria Family on American soil. Otherwise my recent genetic testing results have shown that I have: COX-26 as recessive gene causing Genetic Deafness in my D’Auria-Doria Family Tree from one generation to another generation in my longer lineage in timeline in my family genealogical history in a fact. Well, I speak in ASL, PSE ( Pidgin Signed English), SEE( Signed Exact English), Home-Made Gestures, and Italian Gestural Language in proficiency when I grew up as I have been a fast learner in nature. Strongly I originally came from my strong, intellectual, conservative, well-educated, and college-educated Italian American middle-class family with privileges in Uniontown, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. So that I am Bi-Lingual (ASL-English), then I have been strongly an avid reader as I reply on the written notes in my strong English language skills to communicate with other hearing people in public. And then I socialize with other deaf and hard-of-hearing people speaking in ASL in public so well. In my good educational backgrounds, I have B.A. ( Bachelor’s Degree of Arts) in double-majors of Biology and Chemistry from Gallaudet University, Washington, DC with Class of 1981 ( Monday May 18, 1981). Strongly I finally have favored ASL, and International Sign Language in approval in a fact. 👍👍‼️🤟✌️🫶✨

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I love this

From Germany I think that ASL gain more important for hearing people while deaf gain right for deaf people.

Excelente! Me encantó :) Soy de Honduras y aquí usamos el LESHO

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What a great documentary! However this will not benefit to hearing parents of deaf children because of no voice on this video... It would be a good idea to include voice/captions for everyone. Accessible for everyone is important! Again, thanks for the documentary.

Is there a way to turn off the captions on this video?

Although this is a very clear and well photographed video, I wonder if there could have been some voice over for those who have some hearing and are learning to sign, also maybe a little slower when they are signing. I don't mean these comments as a criticism merely an observation as one who is learning to sign with some hearing. Jim.

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Deaf n normal maybe can play a role in this Covid 19

I sign faster than they sign. Hmmm... I've only neen signing SEE abd ASL off and on for half if my life. But my speed of signing improved to very quick speed after just under one year. I mean very, vrty quick. My interpreters even had to ask me to slow down, at times. Lol. I prefer SEE as I was borne hearing, but I learned ASL for my son who was borne deaf before his surgery he had to help him hear.