We are planning on making an app which would interpret sign language into text/audio to be used in communication and potentially education. Ignoring all the technicalities and logistics needed, we first need to know this: Would anyone be interesting in using this app? This goes for those who use sign language regularly, to someone who doesn't know any, and everyone in between. Any additional information such as daily difficulties (if any), difficulties in learning in school as a child if you couldn't hear, any difficulties communicating with those who use sign language and vise-versa, or anything that will be useful for use to know would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Hello SRSDeaf!

I'm a hearing student (22, lady) who just finished her first semester of ASL instruction at community college in California. I really enjoyed the class and am interested in continuing to use ASL in my day to day life.

I signed up for ASL II in spring, but really want to practice over break so my skills don't deteriorate. I'm not really having that much luck finding Deaf meetups in my area that don't conflict with my work schedule. I know a Deaf woman who frequents my place of work. She and I have a friendly rapport, but I don't want to ask her to teach me (I just don't think she'd want to and I'm going to respect her boundaries.)

I know there are other subreddits dedicated to hooking people up over Skype for lessons or just plain conversation, but I'm super creeped out by most of reddit (racist, sexist, transphobic...I'm not interested in talking to shitlords), so I want to stay in the Fempire.

If this is an unwelcome request, I'll kindly get the fuck out.

Otherwise, shoot me a PM and we can schedule something!

I had some tests done twice and I have damaged hair cells in my ears and some problems with how I process sounds. They want me to work with a speech pathologist so I can pick up vocal "melodies" better and I has a bright future ahead of me as an ear Science Institute of Australia guinea pig if I agree to do this program to help me with my memory (I often have trouble with memory as my brain is still processing the first sentence by the time the speaker has moved on to the second or third).

One doctor said it could be the way my brain processes sound, but the rest disagree. I've had tests at the Ear Science Institute (I swear I never want to go back there, the staff treated me like shit. They lied to me about test results, told me I'd have to pay $3000 for one test even though it's free just so they could get out of doing it, cancelled me 5 times and lied to my specialists), I've had my ears checked out my specialists and been told nothing is wrong, etc, all while my hearing is getting worse. I feel like I am going mad.

I recently found out that I don't just have "bad hearing" like I thought I did, but I am actually hard of hearing in one ear. I've been hearing my entire life and around hearing people, so I don't know what to do in certain situations. What are some things you do to make it easier to to understand other people? I already try to stand next to people in a way so that my other ear can hear them better.

I'm a musician too (singer if it matters). If my hearing continues to worsen, what changes should I expect?

I saw somewhere that a deaf person said something like this: "I hate when people ask me about driving because of course I drive, I have acceptable eyesight." It was something like that, I'm paraphrasing.

I have two questions about that. One, are there no legal requirements regarding the ability to hear at a certain decibel level? Two, I would think it's crucial to be able to hear sirens and horns when on the road.

I'll give an example of why I ask. Last night I was riding my motorcycle and overtaking a cage when all of a sudden the cager starts to get in my lane. I laid on the horn hard and that snapped them out of it but that would not have been effective if they were unable to hear the horn.