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Transcription: [00:42:28]
{SPEAKER name="Jo Radner"}
We'll begin right now, they call it deaf Kaleidoscope and you'll be seeing some traditional skits, of such are performed in deaf clubs, social clubs, parties, picnics and other events by the deaf community.

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I'd like to start things off just by introducing the leader of the troupe to you, and she'll present her group and her performance.

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Will you welcome Jan DeLap please.
{CLAPPING}

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{SPEAKER name="Jan DeLap/Charles Dietz (interpreter)"}
Okay, welcome again. Before we begin I'd like to ask how many of you here are hearing? Put your hands up please.

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How many of you are deaf?

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How many of you are in between?

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Uh-huh, I'm just curious. Why you call yourself in between, are you hard of hearing?

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Your both, hard of hearing. Uh-huh. Some people are hard of hearing and they call themselves in between. Some people are interpreters and they consider themselves in between. It's interesting.

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How many of you hearing people here knows sign language or finger spelling? Put you hand up please.

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Pretty good number. Pretty good number. It makes me really happy to see that since the festival's begun more and more people are putting their hands up that they know signs or finger spelling.

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Finger spelling. What does finger spelling mean? It's these letters that you see here. The letters of the alphabet.

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Each one has it's own special hand shape A-B-C-D-E-F and so forth.

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If you haven't learned maybe you can try finger spelling your name using these cards up here. It's fun as a beginning, it gives you a taste of finger spelling.

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Signs, it doesn't mean a sign like a sign that's hanging on a wall but it means sign language, communication with the hands and using body language, facial expression and that's very important.

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Okay, I'll introduce you to my troupe