November 16, 2017 - 11:38
While I was exploring the website of Galladet University, I found myself on their instagram page. I was looking at a particular photo featuring a student covered in face paint that was posted on Haloween, when my attention was immediatley captured by the username of a commenter. The username was @deaf__tv. Naturally, I clicked on the user and started scrolling through the feed. From first glance I noticed that @deaf__tv is an account with over 18,000 followers and 400 posts. After clicking on a few posts I learned that @deaf__tv posts short clips of people signing. Some of the clips feature only one person signing in a monolouge while other display conservations between two or more people signing back and forth. Some of these clips take place at the dining room table, while others show conversations happening via facetime. Although, I was not able to understand the words that were being communicated, I was able to pick up on the vibe. All of the clips were funny and humor can be pretty universal.