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Transcription: [00:31:09]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
I think English and French. A combination of both, they, their signs are a little different. When they're talking English, then they do the same sign language as we do. Like, many people from Ga... come from Gall... come to Gallaudet so I think it's almost the same.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
More questions?

[00:31:31]
*indistinct questions from audience*

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
No comment - Libby says *ahem*

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
I don't really think it's exact English myself. I use ASL, and it's a little difficult for me to change it into exact English. It, it's different to me.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Another one?

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*indistinct questions from audience*

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Yes, yes. You can see for yourself. Like I was saying yesterday afternoon, when I was little, not, not many people knew about deaf people. And they said: *gasp* "You can't hear? Oh my god."

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Nowadays it's so different. You know I feel like I was born too early! Nowadays deaf awareness is spread out like: sign language classes are all over, it's a fad! And people are becoming interested!

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
We still have problems yes, but more and more awareness now definitely. It's true, you weren't born, it's not too late anyway.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Deafness is not contagious. *laughing from audience* Don't be scared, but sign language is contagious! And I hope you catch it.

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*clapping from audience*

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
I'd like to add that I went to different public restaurants and other places, and I was very surprised to see waitresses and waiters signing to me and other deaf friends of mine. Uh, sometimes, some police men will know sign language, and they make, that makes us feel like a first class citizen.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
And that's through deaf awareness programs all over this country.