COVID-19 terms in American Sign Language

Deaf interpreter Tim Mallach shows 11 key terms related to the global COVID-19 pandemic in American Sign Language.


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[georgeeisener]

I was thinking about learning sign language while in isolation now I am definitely going to give it a go

[sylnercs]

Thanks for the Video.
Helped me a lot in. My interpretation

[slavaklimov]

Freedom is not a commercial that can be read on street corners. It is a living force that you feel inside and around yourself, a guardian genius, a guarantee of social rights, and the first of these rights. Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais Words of a believer

[otherthrakker]

I'm sure the cbc has the budget to keep interpreters on full time and provide accurate CC for all videos, moving forward.

[brandonsmith]

Thank you for doing this. Can you put my sign language pictures that I can follow along as well

[NathanaelDavis]

Thank you from Belize, Central America. This is a big help. I have seen another sign for quarantine. Small c handshake, palm toward center of body, sharp moving together. Have you seen this? I know my explanation is brief but thought I'd you saw it l, it would be enough.

[DanielAJSokolov]

Is the insert "Deaf ASL Interpreter" about Tim correct? If yes, can you please explain to me how a deaf person can interpret?

[BicyclesMayUseFullLane]

So, a quick observation from someone who only have a very cursory knowledge of ASL.

Some words are partially or fully spelt out.
Not sure if "symptomatic" is actually being said as a single "word", because it seems awfully long compared with the rest.

[kimimilawacipiwinyan]

Greetings Realatives! We Applaud You Insert For The COMMUNITY of those who have a Vested interest in Signing 😁, might I please recommend this be a more effective and deliberate approach! This is a rare example of the GIFTS of Signing that in my humble opinion is A UNIVERSAL NEED! Please expand this for the hearing impaired while also engaging those who can utilise and maintain a better understanding and communication skills as a tool for ENSURING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS! We Applaud You and Request that Those who are on Social Media For This Time:Extend The Education Implementation For Our Children/parents To Whom You Are Addressing! At This Time! Let's Utilize All The Information Being Sent Out To The/Our Society 😁

[jovymac]

I wonder why they won't just use closed captions?

[LamontBoucherville]

How about reporting something useful? What a waste of tax payers money CBC is