The Inspiring Story of Draft Prospect Martel Van Zant

[GridIron26]

Yes - and I'm pulling for him too.. Because I'm deaf myself.. It sure would be GREAT if Redskins got him but that's probably a dream that won't come true..

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

Yes - and I'm pulling for him too.. Because I'm deaf myself.. It sure would be GREAT if Redskins got him but that's probably a dream that won't come true..

Not to threadjack, but I volunteer on weekends to prepare tax returns for low-income individuals. Last weekend I prepared tax returns for the hearing impaired and many of our customers had interpreters. Anyways, one of the interpreters told me that, for many deaf persons, English is a second language. I told him that I thought deaf persons learned English as their primary language and sign is simply the means of communicating that language. The interpreter laughed at me like I was an ignorant fool. Can you elaborate?

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Not to threadjack, but I volunteer on weekends to prepare tax returns for low-income individuals. Last weekend I prepared tax returns for the hearing impaired and many of our customers had interpreters. Anyways, one of the interpreters told me that, for many deaf persons, English is a second language. I told him that I thought deaf persons learned English as their primary language and sign is simply the means of communicating that language. The interpreter laughed at me like I was an ignorant fool. Can you elaborate?

Haha yea, our primary language is "ASL" as in American Sign Language.. That's why most of deaf people don't really have great English like grammars..