Deaf Chat Night Observation

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For my third and final deaf event, I attended the Deaf Chat Night located at the Battlefield Mall in Springfield, MO. At this event, I met and conversed with several Deaf individuals and other students who are learning American Sign Language. At this event, I felt really comfortable conversing with other people because I understood most of what was being signed, and if I didn’t completely understand what a person was signing, I was able to ask for the meaning and fully engage in conversation. I completed objective number 2 at this event because I was able to receptively understand the fingerspelling of Deaf adults while I was conversing with them. For one particular individual, he greeted us and told us to take a seat next to him. He asked us our names and we signed to them to him. He introduced himself with his real name and then his sign name. He proceeded to ask us how long we have been learning American Sign Language and where we went to school. We answered that we were in our second semester and attended classes as Missouri State University. He then asked us if we had attended the Deaf Picnic. At first, I did not know the sign for picnic, so I was confused as to what he was asking, but then he fingerspelled the word to me. I quickly understood what he was asking and told him that I couldn’t because I had to work. …show more content…

I told him that we were in the same sign class and that I was also here with my roommate. I described what she was wearing, her hair color, and where she was sitting to him. He then went on to ask about my job and where I was working. I told him that I got a job last year in a shoe store. I signed to him the name of the shoe store and he asked me if it was located in the mall. I told him no that it was located on Campbell near Bass Pro. At this point in the conversation, I had completed objective number

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