Naomi Berlove

Deaf and Hearing culture

nberlo01 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:53:32 +0000

Here is a neat graphic outlining the differences between Deaf and Hearing culture.

Great video of the ASL program in Early Childood Education at CSD!

nberlo01 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:42:47 +0000

Mapping the ASL Lexicon

nberlo01 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:29:35 +0000

Check out my latest project! I have been looking at lexical access in sign language, and have created a visualization of the ASL lexicon to help me do that.

10 Things Not to Say to a Deaf Person

nberlo01 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:32:57 +0000

This is an interesting article with some pointers how how (not) to interact with Deaf people.

Kids learning ASL

nberlo01 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:33:18 +0000

Check out this great video of a father teaching his son ASL.

Interview with Anna Witter Merithew on NPR

nberlo01 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:11:00 +0000

Check out this interview with Anna Witter Merithew on NPR about Lydia Callis, the interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Hurricane Sandy that got a ton of national coverage.

Here is what I had to say on Facebook about a skit on Chelsea Lately.

“I really appreciate that people think interpreting and ASL is neat, and I get that every group has to take some flack from comedians once in a while. I would also be remiss if I didn’t say something about this meme. Lydia Callis was doing nothing unusual. The facial expressions are a grammatical part of the language. If you didn’t use them you would be botching the language. This meme feels a little like walking into a restaurant and having everyone stare while you sign, but with a magnifying glass and slow motion capture. I think this video is pretty similar to blackface. You would never watch video of a person speaking Chinese, and make a video of yourself mimicking them in an exaggerated and stereotyped way and have people think its funny. It would clearly be racist and I think (hope) it would make people as uncomfortable as this video should. Somehow I don’t think that is the effect it is having.”

Fun Facts about Sign Language

nberlo01 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:06:40 +0000

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/151861

Exploring Power and Privileges: Reframing Pledges

nberlo01 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:52:56 +0000

I went to a Reframing Retreat by Ryan Commerson and Alison Aubrecht last weekend. It was a great opportunity to think about the current issues facing the Deaf community, specifically those issues revolving around interpreting, and to brainstorm possibilities for change. At the end of the retreat, a few of us (Mary Ellen Baxter-Breen, Emily Claveau, and Paola Morales) put together a video with our pledges to this community. Check out what we did, and please feel free to add your own pledge.

Unfortunately this one is not captioned for any non-signers.

Defending Science

nberlo01 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:07:23 +0000

Phil Opitz sent me this article recently. I think it is a really interesting way of thinking about scientific debate. Sorting out “denialism” and scientific dialogue seems like a useful way of approaching all kinds of topics.

Lately I have been thinking about it as it relates to the interpreter certification system. There has been a lot of discussion between articles on Street Leverage, the RID, and elsewhere about the validity of the NIC. Some of it is denialism and some of it is actual scientific discourse, and I have found this distinction useful in trying to understand the entire issue.

“Soft Science”

nberlo01 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:33:23 +0000

Are social sciences soft science? Check out this article.