I’m a few weeks into my first ASL class and I’m absolutely blown away by how much there is to learn. Not just the signs, but which expression goes with a sign, nodding or shaking your head, and how easy it is to get so confused and accidentally curse. Today in class i couldn’t stop laughing because I literally could not coordinate shaking my head no with a verb and it reminded me of when you’re a kid and try to rub your stomach with one hand and pat your head with the other...our teacher couldn’t stop laughing either. I think i looked like i was having a stroke.

As an interpreting student, I love these videos because I want to know everything I can on how to to be a great ally! Keep making more❤️

Hey Chrissy - Three year ASL student here, taught by a profoundly deaf professor. I think your video is spot on and I'm so glad to have stumbled onto your channel. Subscribed!! I took ASL instead of another language because my biggest fear (at the time) was having a child who was deaf. I turned out pregnant in my third year and my wonderful, amazing professor had, by then, showed me that deafness wasn't something to be afraid about. Ironically, my child was born with a rare genetic disorder and tumors on the brain, and a MASSIVE speech delay. He's seven now and still can barely speak a full sentence. We've used sign language with him since the delay presented itself - for better or for worse, not sure, but at least I knew when he needed Mommy.

The captions thing is driving me craaaazy! I am not deaf but I can’t understand why some HUGE KZfaqrs like Jenna Marbles or Shane Dawson don’t add captions..

I'll add subtitles to all videos I make from now on. o_o

Pah! More deaf people on KZfaq. Wife and I are just getting started back to vlogging. Wife (Deaf) me (hard of hearing) love your videos!🤙🤟

I just stumbled across both parts of this series and watched them. Before the pandemic, I used to work at a bar in Northeast DC that was blocks away from Gallaudet University and have wanted to pursue ASL more ever since. As a hearing person trying to learn, I felt like I was better able to communicate with Deaf/HoH patrons after I learned how to sign the phrases "Please be patient, I am still learning how to sign" and "sorry, can you please slow down?" when the notepad or my HoH cook weren't around. I know that not everyone will be as kind as my favorite patron, who took the time to teach me how to sign those phrases during a slow day at my request, but that act of kindness alone helped me understand how important it was for hearing people to be able to interact with the community. Thank you so much for breaking it down further and helping me understand more about what to look out for when starting to learn more about ASL online

This is perfect! I'm going to share it with friends on Pinterest. I grew up Hard of Hearing but when I reached my 30s my hearing ability was declining so much I had to adapt. It wasn't easy but I did it. I'm 71 now. I have used different labels. With the non-Deaf it can be so hard to get them to understand. I often refer to myself now as Deafish because I relate to nearly all the experiences. ↘️ KZfaq has been making access harder. Someone told me that the person posting the video decides whether to allow auto-generated captions. So, when they're not on for videos I want to see, I tell them.

I could literally stare into those eyes for eons. My captions did a weird vocal interpretation at first, so I listened once; then watched again just reading. Then watched thrice more, just following the signs. 👀🎨📚

I'm HOH and going deaf, so I started learning ASL on KZfaq. When my Grandson was born I started signing to him and he responded with a lot of enthusiasm. It soon became obvious he had a problem with his ears, which was able to be corrected with surgery.

Your advice at 1:28 made me think of that final scene in _Sound of Metal._ That scene alone will keep me from _ever_ expecting a deaf person to use a cochlear implant or hearing aid. In addition to showing how overwhelming it can be to hear _every_ sound in the environment, it also helped me to really understand _that_ sound is _not the same_ as what Hearing People hear.

These videos are fantastic - thank you! I'm ASL 3 and still have a lot to learn. At work I see people make a lot of these mistakes and it drives me nuts (my sister is hard of hearing). Being deaf or hard of hearing is not a disability - it's a culture with its own language.

Yay i love when u post ur one of my favourite deaf KZfaqrs

Ahhh happy to see there’s a part 2 :D

Awesome video! I really enjoy keeping up with what you’ve been creating. I’m excited to see where your creative endeavors take you

Love this video! I am glad I have recently found more deaf influencers on KZfaq to support! Also your hair color is nice!

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and educate folks outside of the community!

Thank you for posting your videos on youtube. I JUST started learning this for mixed reasons (Curiosity, I like being helpful, I may need it later on in life if I loose my hearing). Along with taking a free course, I am looking for youtubers to watch and learn. Like yourself. And these do's and don'ts are very helpful, especially at the very beginning of learning ASL. Keep doing you!

Ur channel is amazing. And this video specifically educated me a lot so I'm really thankful.

I just found your videos and I love them! I'm attempting to learn ASL. I just started so I am still on the very basics. So I'm happy i found you! You're gorgeous by the way!

I can't get enough of your videos. Learning more sign by the day. Doesn't hurt that you are probably the most beautiful, pretty woman I've seen.

Thank you so much for making this content!!! 😭😭😭

i end up watching your videos twice, once without captions then again with them, to see how much i already know and learn the signs i don't. thank you for uploading!

I really enjoyed the video. I had no idea there was a problem with captions but I totally see it now, thank you for educating me (on this and other topics in parts 1 and 2)

Hi Chrissy! I came across your channel, and I’m a new subbie ☺️ I have fully recognized my hearing privilege since early high school years, and recently working in the hospitality industry I want to push myself to learn ASL.

Wow these videos are really really useful for people like me who are learning ASL and want to interact with deaf community. This is always so cool to learn new cultures and languages and thank you for making these videos to help us 😘

Your videos are so enjoyable and educational 😊

Yayyyyy you’re so awesome! I really enjoy your videos!!!

Thank you! I learned a lot!

Thanks again for the information!! You've definitely got my subscription!

I am always amazed at how fast people like you can speak with sign language ! btw love your hair color 😍

I absolutely LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! 🙏

you are amazing i love your energy

I hope to see more videos by you. I appreciate every one!

Lol I feel like this one went fast and want another one cuz they are super good and informational for the people who don’t know how to properly interact with people in the deaf community

Thanks! This is super helpful, and I’ll definitely use your advice! I need to use more captions

Hi Chrissy! I started learning ASL this week because I'm applying to a job at a school with an ASL club and simply want to relate to the students more. I don't expect to ever become fluent and I'm under no delusion that I'll be able to become an interpreter one day studying part time through KZfaq videos, but it's been fun so far. My only goal is to have very basic conversations with some of my students and be able to respect their lifestyles/cultures. Thank you so much!

Thank you for mentioning that people should communicate directly. An interpreter is a “tool” (no disrespect!) but that’s not who you’re talking to! I see this a lot in spoken languages too and your point holds whenever an interpreter is present.

I enjoyed both part one and part two. My church just combined with a deaf church and it is sometimes a little confusing trying to not only follow the signing during the service but then to interact with the deaf members of the church. It is especially hard with the mask mandate as there are several who read lips but with the masks it's difficult. So learning some do's and don't is a good thing.

Keep uploading!

Thank you so much for these videos. I use ASL periodically for my ADD. I realized after picking up more and more words that, in times of becoming overwhelmed, I reached for ASL first to express myself rather than trying to put together words (I'm not sure why, but other people with ADD/ADHD have expressed the same sentiment that they prefer using ASL when it becomes seemingly difficult to talk). While I'm nowhere near conversational (I tend to use it to express opinions on what I want/don't want or ask for simple things) I adore it more and more each time I use it, especially just learning all the nuances to this and any language. I know I'm a visitor into this community and I don't ever want to cause issues, though I know my reasons are a little more selfish than most (I do have a hard of hearing brother-in-law but he's able to use lip reading to supplement what he doesn't hear, so ASL or other forms of non-verbal communication has never been required. I did, accidentally, once forget while I was eating. I covered my mouth while I said something because I was always told to do so with food in your mouth, and it took both of us a second to realize what had happened because, to him, I hadn't said anything, so in both of our minds we were just staring at each other waiting for the other to respond). Anyway, all this is to say that I'm really appreciative to have tools under my belt to stay respectful in any instance of interacting with the deaf community.

I just found her channel and I love it!!!

you’re so unique!

Im not deaf and i still learnt sign language because of you😚🎄

Thank you! I promise to stop staring when I see ASL. I didn't know that before I started my class.

Can you explain what you mean by the Deaf ecosystem? I just recently came to terms with the fact that I'm HOH so I'm trying to understand the community better. I love this channel and your TikTok.

Great vid now im very interested on learning asl

Wow you so inspiring I really want to learn sign and actually meet someone who uses it, I’m home schooled so this year I’m going to learn sign language in an Online class I’m so exited and I hope some time I will know sign language well and will maybe use it for something who knows.

I'm teaching an "introduction to music" workshop for deaf and hard hearing people this weekend (with subpacks, vibrating jackets/bags) :) I'm a little nervous that I'll say or do something that might be rude, your video is helping a lot 8-) ✌

congratulations for the video

Thank you for this video:) I am busy learning ASL 1 and want to learn as much as I can about the Deaf community:) Once my ASL gets to a good level, I want to provide ASL to any deaf customers I may get at my workshop that I have in town. Then I would also like to become a Sign interpreter if that will be possible.

I am just finishing ASL 1 and we had a required text "For Hearing People Only". I found it to be an easy read and informative for anyone else out there interested in checking it out.

I watched YT with my deaf cousin one time and while i heard the youtuber say "goldfish" the CC that guessed said "Gold piss" LMAO cant come back from that one oOPsiE

Most of those things apply to ANY disabled person. Not JUST deaf I have a movement disability. It's hard for me to walk, and outside my small house I usually use two canes. I hear a lot of the same shit. My disability will get progressively worse as well. Maybe it's just me, but I don't always see writing as a viable alternative. In my early years I moved around a lot. Went to 4 elementary schools in 5 buildings in 4 states in 6 years. So I had to catch a lot of the writing sort of on my own I have dropped the cursive entirely I have often been told "Your handwriting could stop a moose at 40 paces!" Never actually tried it! In no hurry to do so!!! I try to do as much writing on the computer and as little on paper as feasible

You have such beautiful expressions

Chrissy is so beautiful.

Riva from star trek taught me to interact with interpreters correctly, which came in handy often when working at a store, even if I didn't know any signs at the time.

I absolutely love your videos Chrissy.. I'm just learning AUSLAN sign language to build a bridge & make new friends!.. i don't want to be an interpreter or anything.. unless someone asked me to!?.. please make more of these as it makes people like me feel less presumptuous stupid & rude when I think that I'm being helpful & nice etc.. before your last video.. I had no idea that I was a completely condescending twat!?.. I guess I just want to do my best to understand!?..

Love your videos. Thanks for posting them. What is the deaf ecosystem? I've never heard that term before seeing this video.

Thank you for sharing this, very helpful. Most of this is very straightforward and just being a decent person! I do have one question though. When you say: Don’t say you will explain later. What does that mean specifically? If i assume, i’d assume it means don’t say you’ll explain sounds or spoken conversation later? Just want to get a bit of context. Thank you!

See now I feel bad because I've always been interested in sign language since sixth grade and even taught my kids sign to help them communicate with me early on so when I see signers outside of my house I immediately stare because I want to know more! I want to practice what I've self taught. I want to make new friends! Thank you for the video!

Hi Chrissy I just stumbled across your page and I really enjoy the few video that o babe watched so far. I live in the Dominican Republic and I am hoping to work more with the dead community, now that I have a few deaf friends and see their lack of access here. What suggestion would you give to someone who would like to become an ASL interpreter? Do you know if a College degree is necessary?

I don't provide captions on any of my videos, but I also don't provide sound on any of my videos either XD ! Playing field.. leveled ! Edit: For those who are blind, my videos are boring A.F and you're not missing out on anything so don't worry XD

Love your videos! This might be a stupid question, but when you CC something, if there is music, are you supposed to subtitle the lyrics as well?

Hi! I just recently starting taking free online classes for ASL. I know I have A LOT more to learn so these videos are super helpful! Just for clarification, is it rude to ask what method of communication someone deaf or hard of hearing uses? Thanks for these vids they’re super helpful for beginners like me!

Howdy Y’all,...I’m deaf use SEE n ASL, many states different accents n slangs of sign languages,while I live in few states n travels thru USA

Could you please teach some basic ASL phrases for those of us who are learning?

I have autism, I never met a deaf person in real life, but I do have a friend who has hearingdevicies in his ear ,cause his hearing is not that strong. Cause he not hears very well, he compensates by loud speaking. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱👋

my university was supposed to provide a notetaker because I have hearing aids and lipread and when they couldn't they said....well u have hearing aids so.... now I have to do all the work and I can't hear more than half my lectures

I am trying to learn ASL because I think it will be useful and I want to challenge myself. So far I've just been looking at youtube videos, if anyone has any suggestion for where to get classes on it that would be awesome! Oh! And I would love if any of you could leave a comment saying a tip or just something they think I should know. Thank you so much!

i have a question if i may any advice to someone who is losing their hearing ? on how to adapt and overcome communications barriers and good resources for learning ASL for the general public. I'm losing my hearing and sadly the only thing ive gotten thus far in my local community is here is a copy of your hearing results and you need hearing aids (which i CANT afford at the moment) so ANY advice you can give or even suggest a direction would be amazing because honestly im totally lost.

Can I ask a question to the community? I am hearing and in general I am a fast talker. Sometimes when I speak with lip readers, they ask me to repeat. Should I be more mindful of how fast I talk, or wait to be asked to repeat or slow down? I asked the lip reader I see most often if I talk too fast. Was that rude or respectful? What are your experiences?

I just commented this on the old video but I want to make sure I get an answer...I was told to simcom (maybe at first) since you don’t know how much they can hear. Would that be a way of letting the person decide?

Thank you I'm loosing my hearing to Meneires disease and trying to learn sign language. Thank you

I thought the first "don't" would be "don't hand use braille menus at restaurants. we're deaf not blind"

Do you have any resources for those of us looking for ways to 'support deaf artists, creators and the deaf ecosystem? '

I have a question. Is it better to just write things out or other comm methods if you only have limited sign experience? Like would that be more frustrating for the deaf/hoh person to commminicate with someone slow /not know a-lot of signs?

Question! What's the best way to get the attention of someone who is deaf who isn't looking at you? (Like in your example, if I was going to turn out the lights but a deaf friend wasn't looking my direction.) It seems silly to shout out and more startling to suddenly touch them or rudely wave in their face or something.

Re 2:38 - do you have a Patreon? Because I'd like to sign up for it, if you do. Couldn't find one in the description here or in your latest video (The Village), but... if you've got one, and/or ever decide to create one, please drop a reply here, and... hopefully I'll see it, and surely I'll sign up. :) Either way, kudos and thanks for this channel!

Maybe this is just me, but I find that some text doesn't stay on the screen for long enough for me to read it completely. I'm not sure I watched part one. If I haven't, I will shortly.

like you said be4 some ppl aren't going to like you. but when i was having a hard time signing with someone i just met i am slow as i have to spell everything out .lol so i figured ah she can read it would just be faster to write it down. she got upset and said...i'm not a baby why do we have to right? I explained its just faster and i said i think me being slow might be annoying to you?... she said no this conversation is you can't spell of sign...i spelled one word wrong? "converstation" . so did i do something wrong? maybe jumping to writing after like 3 sentences?

So while I appreciate that ASL and BSL (and many other sign languages) are, in fact, different languages in their own right, are you still able to recognise and partly understand/interpret easily signs in other sign languages? Would I be incorrect in thinking, for example, that while a hearing American and Brit could understand one another, a deaf American and Brit would not be able to converse as easily in their respective sign languages?

The only one that I feel is a bit alienating is the don't stare one, I personally watch to try and understand and if anyone's learning asl they may be having a hard time assigning meaning to what's being said I myself try to watch how and what signs are being used so I don't misspeak if I ever need to use asl but don't stare feels a bit far reaching because if someones curious then acting as if it's something people shouldn't do is just rude in return.

@creator. What's your nationality because im doing some research on deaf people from different countries amd cultures to create a film, mainly consisting of deaf people.

My baby has a genetic disorder that causes speech difficulties so I am trying to learn asl for him. He is hearing so how would he fit into the asl community? Would it be better for him to learn asl or see or pse?

What brand and model are those speakers on your desk?

So sorry for the stuff you go through. Just know, that not ALL hearing people are like this. Many of us are trying to better accommodate the Deaf community and be good allies. I have a Deaf best friend and she is too nice to say things like this, so I appreciate you making a video, Chrissy!

Most of can be summarized as be a good person

So you ever play video games? Not multiplayer but I think you’d have a big following with solo games.

I'm fully deaf i go to parks and cafes with my friends and I sign to them they sign to me and ppl just stare its funny but annoying

I don’t know sigh language But I’m still subbed

i'm not deaf nor do i think i know anyone deaf, my dad uses hearing aids, but thats just because he is getting old. Anyways, i'm curious, feel free not to awnser if this is dumb or insensitive. in the signing community, say your at a party or a get together, convention, whatever where their are a decent ammount of people signing or maybe just people signing you dont even know. is it rude to watch what they are signing from a distance. also should you let them know that you know signs language upfront so they dont say anything embarrassing or sensitive in nature, they may think they are having a private conversation. also the hearing just whisper if they want to tell a secret. do the deaf just block their signs with one hand and finger spell a secret. like i said these are probally dumb to ask, i'm just ignorant to how things work and it interest me.

1:05 im not deaf but i do sometimes need to use some lip reading in order to fully understand people😭 so I respectfully decline

Kind of worried to invite my friends and family online to share my asl journey with me after seeing how I may lose respect online for sharing (teaching). I dont beg for help but it seems now i shouldnt ask for help in public so much. Doesnt seem to be alot of respect if you learn online as opposed to a university. I watch for hand movements and now found out it may be mistaken for starring. Im becoming discouraged to seek help in the deaf commuinty. Good content tho.

Your so cute 😩❤️

Where's Part 1?

Im NOT saying i feel bad for deaf people or like sorry they are deaf but it must be kinda hard, like coming across a hearign person and they look away when you wanna read their lips and i even saw some people with my deaf cousin once who tried to be louder with her LOL

if a deaf person sees this, id like to ask question, to help me be more "polite" and im not sure if its appropriate. okay here goes. is it rude to not make eye contact when you sign? i tend to focus on peoples hands even when speaking vocally because i mimic hand behaviors. i just don't want to be rude when i talk to some who is deaf. i actually really like signing, because if give me something to do with my hands. i really like your hair and chocker btw :)

U should definitely make a part 3 but i would like also to add some other do's and don't when around a deaf or hard of hearing person

Esjieeeee fok put on the music jk lol lots of love