Deaf people don’t clap?? #americansignlanguage #signlanguage #learnasl #coda #learnsignlanguage

[the_thingalings]

i think it’s cute, he seems really happy ❤

[chicken]

Your positivity is contagious Thank you for spreading joy

[Nico.di.Angelo]

Ahhhh, I see! Stomping creates a vibration and waving catches your eye! Smartness!

[hannahcave]

Because that is the congrats/excitement love it sign

[egghead_felix]

Fun fact: in my acting class my professor has us doing the sign for clapping after a scene/exercise instead of actual clapping. He worked with a program in a deaf school and just got used to it. Also creates less noise pollution. It’s honestly so fun ❤

[slly_]

ok but the deaf dad glasses??? i want one in my table rn!

[Absolei]

He looks really excited, I'm glad he does that. If anyone showed that much support for me, I think I'd cry. <3.

[lunahyacinth]

If given the chance I’ll use deaf cheers over clapping any day. Some things from the deaf community are just better

[sublimegrey]

That’s like my mother! She was deaf at birth, but got a cochlear implant and has hearing aids, but she usually can’t hear my school plays well — and yet she still seems the happiest :)

[bluefox]

Honestly the "deaf dad" reaction is better. It feels like that response isn't so robotic like everyone else's

[MIssSpaceCadette]

I love how expressive ASL is. Waving to cheer is probably my favorite

[Ashidos]

Yeah i find some of my deaf friends just jump up and down, waving their hands and its adorable!!!

[mivyard]

at theatre competitions we were always told "happy hands not clappy hands" so that the sound of clapping wouldn't disturb other performances happening in nearby rooms. this reminded me of that! 🥺

[rucealexander]

Flash back to me learning asl in college and sometimes signing instead of speaking for fun. I got excited in class and clapped in asl, a girl behind me went "oh my god shes so happy shes doing jazz hands." Lived it

[lils]

Guess being expressive is a plus around deaf people TwT that's so wholesome

[moonlighthowling]

oh yeah i learned about this from 'switched at birth" instead of clapping deaf people usually do jazz hands

[ebonyalexis]

cause they cheer with their hands !!
anyone d/hoh cheering warms my heart so much ! being a visual language, seeing the love is so different than hearing it !!

[_Ava_Marley_]

My dad is a custodian at my high school a year before i got there he told me about a young lady who was deaf and when she’d achieve something he sign clapping to her this year i had the pleasure of meeting her and she teared up talking about how much the simple act meant to her it’s the little things that make the biggest impact ❤

[alemore]

This is so pure and sweet he is truly showing how much he supports and love s what you’re doing I really am holding tears!!! It’s so heart warming🤧❤️❤️❤️

[elizabethconley]

Honestly this makes more sense bc I bet it's easier to feel the vibrations ❤❤❤