Careers Using Sign Language ┃ ASL Stew
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- So you love sign language, but just don't want to be an interpreter? What else can you do for a career? Here are some options.... hint they are endless! ;)
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Im taking ASL 1&2 this year in High school. Im planning on furthering my education in college taking Deaf/ASL classes and becoming a RN.
[Jenna] that's awesome goal to have! We wish you best of luck. :)
My major is nursing and i want to do more sign language like i use to so is there specialized nursing jobs we could do where we can use our sign language?
That's awesome!!!! That's a great plan!!! I hope you've been able to pursue that educational plan!
Hi Jill! Could you make a video talking a bit more about what it's like to be an ASL interpreter? How difficult it is, how you find your assignments, how to get started, what your day is like? Thank you if you do!!
maseyspeaks Sure I will add it to the list. :)
At the hospitals here we are not allowed to communicate with anyone in a language that is not our first language, even if we are fluent. I don't mean normal conversations but if a doctor is explaining a procedure he HAS to have an interpreter there and it can't be a patients family member. It has to be a hospital provided individual. Just something for people to keep in mind. Rules of regions will dictate a lot of what you do.
[Jill] Yes, that is common when working in medical and legal work. It's always best to have an interpreter. It's just nice to be able to talk to someone quickly if needed or until an interpreter comes (for emergency).
i've been doing asl for a year now. my organization distributes dvds to the deaf in their own language. it has definitely been a privilege to learn another beautiful language but to also work alongside deaf people. it really opens your eyes.
[Jenna] Sound like a great organization!
I learned ASL to communicate with my deaf friend and your videos have helped me be able to talk with her! Thank you!
[Jill] Glad to help! :)
I want to teach dead kids and I am learning sign right now. I actually just had my last beginners class today. And I am in love with sign. It's amazing
+Allison Joyce Oh no zombie children!!! (lol auto correct I'm assuming) That's great you are learning sign to want to teach Deaf children. Good luck with your class! :)
My sign language teacher (who is deaf himself) used to work for the police. He handled cases where deaf people where involved and educated other police force on how to deal with deaf people properly.
[Jill] That is great! Happy to hear that there are qualified people working to educate others on Deaf culture.
you can add Speech-Language Pathologists to the list too! 🙂
[Jenna] True. :)
ASL Stew I want to do things with animals that isent a Vet but I want to involv BSL and dont now how to
Hi! I am actually currently an education major but I've started working more and more with the deaf community and have become very interested in learning sign language. So I have been looking through the internet (self teaching myself because my college doesn't offer sign Language) and finding good videos for a hearing person to understand and learn sign are very hard to find. I just wanted to say that I really like your videos and you have helped me so much learning vocabulary and grammar! Keep up the great work! Its been so beneficial to me and I'm sure a lot of other people. :)
Amanda Bitner I'm so glad I can help you in learning sign language. :)
Thank you for this upbeat, professional, informative description of career options in sign language.
So glad you enjoyed the video.
thank you ! this was helpful. I have chronic pain in my joints from a genetic condition so I'm having to be creative and think of other careers besides interpreting which I have been planning on pursuing for a while. I want to be a linguist but there is a lot to consider. thanks for opening up this discussion.
I'm glad this has helped you to be able to look into other options. :) Good luck!
Thank you!
So I'm working towards being a therapist. I was majoring in Psychology but when I found my passion for ASL, and actually began to identify myself as HOH (I have SSD- single sided deafness), I knew I had to incorporate it somehow. So now I'm majoring in Deaf Studies and minoring in Psychology. I'm very excited to see what happens.
+Sarin Mgr That sounds like a great career. I hope you do well and help lots of people. Good luck!
Hey! Can you tell me how it's going? I'm going to start studying LSE (Sign Language from Spain) and later I'll go to college to study Psychology. Can you tell me how you're doing??
How about Nursing! I'm a Pediatric Home Care nurse. Specifically, I provide Medically Intensive Care in a home setting. I won't get into exactly what that entails because it's a a whole nuther topic. ;) I have yet to work with a deaf child in my job, but I do work with many nonverbal kids. Typically they are nonverbal due to having tracheotomies. Several of our kids have used signing as their primary communication, so it is very helpful for their nurses to know it as well.
That's actually how I found your channel. I've picked up some signs here and there over the years. I have wanted to, but never have, taken actual courses. The little guy I'm currently working with is picking up signing rapidly, and I'm finding that I need to improve my own sign vocabulary to keep up. Your more basic videos have been perfect! Thanks so much!
+Janet Neidlinger So glad you are enjoying the videos. Thank you for watching! I can add some medical words to my list.
+Jill's Signs Oh that would be great! Thanks!
in Nebraska there is a program for helping deaf parents with hearing children i don't know what the job is called but its to help the child learn to speak and also give the child a sort of counseling for being hearing in the deaf community not that the deaf community is bad its just different in perspective
Currently going to school to major in Deaf Education! So excited!
[Jill] Good luck! :)
I love your videos! Im trying to learn sign language because there is a large deaf family that shops at the grocery store I work at. I love that I can watch your videos and hear the words as they are signed. you do a great job and are so very helpful 😊 keep up the good work.
+Christy Halek Thank you so much. Good luck on learning sign! :)
Can someone who is shy become an ASL interpreter? I'm a little shy, although I can talk for hours sometimes lol. It's just I don't like to be the center of attention. I'm more of an introvert. I would be fine interpreting I think in certain settings but probably not big events lol. Also for someone who is a little more shy how would I get to know more people in the deaf community.
I just finished my minor in Deaf Studies, and it has been the best thing I have done at the college I go to. I have meet so many great people at Deaf Socials and several friends. I sign with them in a Deaf choir at Christmas time and it is the highlight of my year. I am glad you posted this video because I want to continue learning ASL and growing in learning and communicating with my friends. My interests lay more into forensics than interpreting, but most of the colleges I have looked at that has a degree in Sign Language is for interpreters.
Yes it is always good to learn sign language in case of communicating with Deaf people. You never know who you will come across in your career. Good luck!
I self taught myself sign by signing songs first and I'm doing co-op and at first I wanted to be a interpreter but as I'm getting involved with the deaf community I want to be a deaf teacher
That is great you are learning sign language. Yes if you feel you would rather teach than interpret, then do that. Whatever you feel is your calling. Just make sure you really prepare and immerse yourself into the community so you can be a good role model for the students you will be teaching.
im 12 years old and im learning sgn but I can't seem t to s si gn fast enough
I never would have thought of a parent-infant specialist, but that sounds so awesome! I'm currently taking an ASL class and I am falling head over heels with the language. I absolutely love it and am considering being an interpreter myself. I do like that idea of being a parent-infant specialist though! Do you happen to know where I can find more information on that field of work?
+Angelique Lopez Look into the early childhood education programs. Working with birth to age 5. I'm sorry I do not have any specific endorsement for any college. It seems all of the actual "parent/infant specialist" programs are in running any more. So here is a list of all colleges in the US and Canada. You can see which would best fit you. www.deafed.net/PageText.asp?hdnPageId=120
+ASL Stew Thank you so much! ^~^ I'll look up the link! P.S. your videos are amazing!
OMG YES!! I am taking ASL 1 in college (first year) and I want to then transfer and all that then go to med school because I want to be a doctor and be able to fluently sing in ASL to interact with deaf or hard of hearing people :D
+Naila Lopez That would be great! Good luck!
Thank you :D
Really enjoyed this video and whom ever was doing the voice over 😃 they are fantastic , it flowed so well and natural
Can you talk about friuts & vegetables? Can you names & sign or signs?
David DeHarty Will add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion.
Alright, so many foods, I do not know in ASL.
I enjoy every video that you and Jenna make! I love the way you sign, very natural. I can't believe your page doesn't have as much traffic as other channels. Where else can I follow you besides here on RUclips?
+Adam Bradberry Wow thanks Adam! Little by little we are growing and I'm so appreciative of that. You can follow us on all the social media link I have in any video description (Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter)
Ok great thanks so much for your help!
+Mya Mitchell Anytime!
bless you, lol.
[Jill] Thank you
What are the steps an education major could take in order to work as a teacher for a school that handles children who are deaf? I was told I could take two courses at another college, not my own. Would I need to do more?
You would need to look into colleges/universities that offer special education/Deaf education programs and see what the requirements are. Each will vary.
#WithCaptions 💜💜💜💜💜💜 Thanks
Thank you! I also love your channel very much and plan to be an asl interpreter for sure!
Thank you. Good luck on your studies in the future! :)
hello! I'm Deaf yes and I'm From Bangladesh and your Asl sing nice beautiful thanks..
I plan on becoming a social worker and i am happy my ASL skills will be useful.
Yes, they definitely will! Good luck
@@TheStews Even though I am not completely fluent will it be useful? I plan on using an interpreter so Commincatiom is clear.
Really appreciate your video!
thank you!
I would to be a sign language interpreter, I'm a beginner and just want to know where to start, I have doing some looking on youtube to do free learning, but I do know I would have to take classes and be around people that's deaf and so they can help me!
Hi Jill thank you so much for your video! I'm interested in learning more about vocational rehabilitation for the deaf. What is that? And how do I become more involved?
What is the highest paying jobs someone who went to school for interpreting could do?
Thank you so much for doing my suggestion!
langdon gund Np Langdon! :)
How much schooling does a parent infant specialist go through and how much does it pay? This was an awesome video thanks !
+Mandi Fries I'm not quite sure, but I believe it is a MA degree. I have no idea about the pay. I would suppose it depends on the place of employment. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I know some sign language and I currently teach K-12 kids sign language once a week and would like to either get certfied or eventually do something that focuses more with using sign language. I took some courses in community college and was involved in a sign language club in undergrad. I am going back to grad school in counseling ed. Do you have suggestions on where to take classes, etc?
My name is so close to yours Jenna, Mine is Janna. I really want to learn asl ive been trying to learn it for 2 years now. It wil make my day if i can become a lawyer who knows sign language, i will then be able to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing with their legal issues.
[Jenna] We do have awesome names. :) I wish you best of luck in your journey to become a lawyer and learn sign language!
Thank You so much.
Give update types of jobs that I could possibly work with the deaf community. Possibly somebody you know that has a great career path. It may be bizarre but it works for that person.
[Jill] Okay, will keep that in mind possibly for another video.
Whats the person called that adjusts the cochlear implants and I'd like "tell me if you can hear this"? like fitting people for cochlears? I think I nk that would be an amazing job and you would need to learn sign language
+Lauren Hethcock I believe that is just an audiologist. I'm sure there is special extra training for them to specialize in working with cochlear implants. Knowing sign language would definitely be helpful so you can communicate directly with clients.
So what is it like being an interpreter? Do you just wait for a call and then you show up somewhere to interpret for someone? And what are some of the activities that you would interpret for?
+Aubrey Lea Really interpreting depends on your job. If you do freelance you tend to call or confirm assignments via email ahead of time. Sometimes you pick up last minute work. If you work for a company as staff or in secondary education then it may be different. You work whatever jobs they have for you. Sometimes you have information ahead of time like on-going classes or sometimes you get last minute job (someone else calls in sick or a last minute request). You can really interpret anything. Just depends on what the demand is. I have interpreted everything from legal work to a dog obedience training class.
This was very helpful. Thank you so much :)
I learnt ASL and studying ECE to work with children who is Deaf
[Jill] That's great! :)
Used to work at Austine school
What’s ECE?
Nicole Anderson-Carr what’s ECE
hey do you know bsl too because I us bsl but I'm learning asl with your video is very good
No I don't know BSL. Maybe done day I could try and learn.
That be awesome cos one of my deaf couldn't understand it
Asl
Nice video! You used to do VRS, right? I know you've done a lot of interpreting video, but could you please do one about VRS interpreting. I am thinking about majoring in ASL/English interpretation and thinking about VRS as a possible career path. Could you mention like pros/cons, things you enjoyed/didn't enjoy. It would be greatly appreciated. :)
Yes, I still do some VRS work. Sure I could do a video about that. Will add it to the list.
+ASL Stew Thanks! :-)
I'm going to take ASL courses next year so I can become a sign language interpreter. I know that it's hard to find jobs ever since the economy crashed in the USA. Is it possible to find jobs in foreign countries? I would love to go to places like Africa to help the deaf community there.
+Emily Henderson I'm sure you could do volunteering of some sort. I think Peace Corps has a few places in Africa working with Deaf people. I'm sure there are others but I'm not aware. Look into maybe Deaf international organizations. Just remember that their sign language may be different, but learning new sign language sounds fun.
can you make a video about your opinions on parents being told that their kids are deaf/hard of hearing and that they can't use both spoken english and asl at home, like pick one or the other? and also about the issue of 90% of deaf kids being born to hearing parents but only 20% of those parents making any effort to learn asl
ALSO i was wondering if having visible wrist/hand/finger tattoos was an issue if you're interested in interpreting, like if they'd be considered "distracting" or something like that
never mind ignore the second one, i just found that you already made one haha
+Julie Moriarty I might add this to the list to see if we can get a parent to come on and talk since we don't have kids. Jenna might talk on this. Thanks for the suggestion.
I was thinking about becoming a speech therapist or an audiologist, Specializing with the deaf community
And I love your videos. can you make more videos focusing on the grammar of signing. I can sign very well but the grammar to me is the hardest part.
Jillian Kennedy I have that on the list but am leery because grammar is not my specialty. But maybe one day. :)
Hi, is there another name for parent-infant specialist, because i cant find it for majors or college. Is it in a different category perhaps?
Try developmental specialist. I read online on a job opening that it said you would need (for that place) a BA in child development. Maybe look into that degree and then you could specialize later or get a certificate maybe? Hope that helps.
I've been thinking. I want toBe an asl interpreter and a parent infant specialist, so I would have to double major?
[Jill] I think you would. That would be quite the task but good luck. :)
Well I want to learn ASL so I can be some kind of interpreter. But I want a thrilling job. Do you have any recommendations for that? For something that is thrilling, out of the ordinary, and different?
Well you can incorporate ASL into almost any career that would have Deaf patients/customers. Interpreting can be a very interesting field if you find the right job.
ASL Stew Okay. Thanks for the input
Hello I am really interested in becoming a asl Interpreter. but I really love children and how really like to work with kids. How do you become a parent infant specialist?
+Mya Mitchell Look into the early childhood education programs. Working with birth to age 5. I'm sorry I do not have any specific endorsement for any college. It seems all of the actual "parent/infant specialist" programs are in running any more. So here is a list of all colleges in the US and Canada. You can see which would best fit you. www.deafed.net/PageText.asp?hdnPageId=120
Ok thank you so much! Do you recommend that I still do ASL Interpreting so that I'm fluent and then the early childhood education?
+Mya Mitchell I would say if you could get directly into an educational program then I would do that. If you want to be fluent, then just take all the ASL classes you can. You don't need to be able to interpret to work as a PIS as far as I know. Just saving you having to go through 2 degrees. :)
Hi.I am not fluent in English language but I am very interested to learn ASL at the community college. How much hard do you think it is going to be?
+Joanna Grigoriadou It depends. Some people learn languages really easily and some do not. If you dedicate yourself to the language and practice often and work with Deaf people you will do great!
+ ASL Stew thank you for the answer.
+Joanna Grigoriadou Anytime :)
I have a question when you are signing the word for IMPACT (the one were your knuckles touch you index finger). I know it can mean like something impacted my life but does it mean like main topic? or does it mean focus on. I quit my school's ITP program but i did see it a lot and still do so if you can tell me that would be great. and put like an example i would love that.
Ben Simon I'm not quite sure I understand, but I have never used that sign for main topic. This is the sign for "Main" and then sign topic. www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/m/main.htm
Jill's Signs So what does the sign it self mean. The punching the one hand. I watch alot of ASL vlogs and i see it used alot so i always think (what sign is that?) So i looked up the sign and it means impact but is there anyway it is used. If you go onto signingsavvy.com that is where it told me that it is a sign. So can you help me out? I am bad at explaining things sorry.
Jill's Signs just to claify you are using the sign when you say Deaf schools and when you mention jobs in the video.
Ben Simon In that instance I was signing "yourself". You can can sign yourself with or without the index finger. So impact usually just hit the finger once, aka showing an "impact", whereas yourself usually taps twice for yourself (as it is a noun). Hope that helps.
Jill's Signs Sorry for all the questions. What kind impact does the sign mean. Like impact as in "i got hit in the head and the impact was bad" or that event really impacted my life"?
Would you be able to make a video on which jobs allow people to work there without general ed?
[Jill] Do you mean jobs that you don't need a college degree for (working with Deaf people)?
ASL Stew yes! That is what I meant 😊
[Jill] Ahh okay. I could try to look into that. I'm not sure of which ones wouldn't need a type of degree. I'll add it to the list. :)
ASL Stew Life thank you so much! I would really appreciate it! I know there are jobs using sign language that you can get without a degree but I'm not sure which ones there are.
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Does it pay good salary?
It depends on the career. There are so many different ones that you can use sign language, and their salaries differ greatly.
I'm really interested in becoming a social worker for lbgtq youth and I also want to learn sign so I can't help that part of the community too!!
+Rachel Evans Sounds awesome! Good luck!
I HATE sign language
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all need a college ed to have a job (:
Yes, most careers now require a college education. But not all.