The interpreter does a really good job of implying the tone of voice people are using, which is really interesting to see. Most interpreters I see are rather mechanical, they just sign what the person said, not how they said it. And she also signs in a completely different manner, a different 'accent' I guess, with her head in a different position to denote different people talking. This is absolutely fascinating.
This makes me wonder what interpreters you normally see... because I'm used to seeing this sort of wonderfulness in lots of ASL interpretations (and just people talking in ASL for themselves).. Not all, so I certainly believe you. I'd just encourage you to look up more. ASL is a beautiful language!
@@DavidLindes Most of the ASL I see is in government/official/political type stuff. It could just be that I'm always seeing ASL interpreters interpreting really bland boring people, so the interpreter is rather dry and mechanical too - maybe they've always been more emotive than I thought!
That tree moment: Keller loved to climb trees; especially in storms [that's one big thing I remember from *The story of my life* when I read it 30 years ago - an elder friend lent it me]. And there were so many other adventurous moments.
And AS's health was slowly declining - she died eventually in 1936 - and the whole 1930s she was almost completely blind. Polly Thomson came in at that point. And then we remember that this was a friendship where both people are Disabled.
And Keller herself spent a lot of time in New York [State] and Connecticut. I don't know if she used the subway more than once [it would be an interesting thought].
I hope that classmate's essay was not Inspiration Porn. Granted in 1997 or 1998 we would not have had a concept of it - but many knew how it felt. If it were an admiration among equals or those considered to be equals... And the humiliating context of being late [if Elsa took it as being a fact of New York life].
The interpreter does a really good job of implying the tone of voice people are using, which is really interesting to see. Most interpreters I see are rather mechanical, they just sign what the person said, not how they said it. And she also signs in a completely different manner, a different 'accent' I guess, with her head in a different position to denote different people talking.
This is absolutely fascinating.
This makes me wonder what interpreters you normally see... because I'm used to seeing this sort of wonderfulness in lots of ASL interpretations (and just people talking in ASL for themselves).. Not all, so I certainly believe you. I'd just encourage you to look up more. ASL is a beautiful language!
@@DavidLindes Most of the ASL I see is in government/official/political type stuff.
It could just be that I'm always seeing ASL interpreters interpreting really bland boring people, so the interpreter is rather dry and mechanical too - maybe they've always been more emotive than I thought!
@@TheRealHungryHobo that could totally be! Formal speakers in any language tend to be dry, it seems to me. :)
Fantastic radio production, as always-and what an opportunity to experience the story being signed by this amazing interpreter.
this is honestly great practice for my asl class, thanks radiolab!
I am not hearing impaired but loved watching this interpreter! She is wonderful!
This remarkable radio broadcast caught me unexpectedly on the car radio and trapped me in the parking lot when I got to the grocery.
Outstanding work!
This is amazing that the podcast is in ASL and Braille!!!
The interpreters grace and relevant expressions deserves a backstory.
Wow sign language interpreter lady is so cool and sweet! Kudos!
That tree moment: Keller loved to climb trees; especially in storms [that's one big thing I remember from *The story of my life* when I read it 30 years ago - an elder friend lent it me]. And there were so many other adventurous moments.
this is great!!
And AS's health was slowly declining - she died eventually in 1936 - and the whole 1930s she was almost completely blind. Polly Thomson came in at that point. And then we remember that this was a friendship where both people are Disabled.
As a former relay operator, seeing this in action is EPIC
Very cool!
And Keller herself spent a lot of time in New York [State] and Connecticut. I don't know if she used the subway more than once [it would be an interesting thought].
Ha! The critics are so spicy!
Interesting and sad but maybe quite an important story to tell about internalised ableism
I think too, of Major Miguel and the AFB people. Miguel was the one who really liked Anne.
*Pump up this sanitised version of her story* ... And the way HK created her own myth.
I can feel the *Radical Lives* and *Blind Rage* influence[r]s. And also - did the Katie Booth conversation make you want to join Radiolab?
So not only strong - MURDEROUSLY strong.
*Authentically lost* ... oh, yes. And Disability community helped lay the path.
I hope that classmate's essay was not Inspiration Porn. Granted in 1997 or 1998 we would not have had a concept of it - but many knew how it felt. If it were an admiration among equals or those considered to be equals... And the humiliating context of being late [if Elsa took it as being a fact of New York life].
What sayings of hers are magnet-worthy?
It made me wonder if the Guide Dog was trying to pick a book about itself...
And of course - a horror story of *The Miracle Worker* ... #ifyoucantbeatthemhauntthem
And Sara *Luterman* ...
"A very staid artifact" ... NO! The whole ideological conformance.
I never met a Dupont that didn't sound like a self entitled little bitch
Julia *Bascom* in the subtitles ...
She said She was partially def and blind. That’s what I believe Hellen Keller was.
HK was profoundly deaf and blind.
@@katherinemcmullen6766 doubt it
@@muffaloaf you can't even spell her name and you're gonna tell us who she was? Buzz off.
So, Keller was a socialist... cool! And a bit of a eugenicist... ugh! Well, humans are complex, I guess. Thanks for sharing these stories!
is no one gonna point out that this woman Elsa isn't deaf or blind? Have you ever heard a truly deaf person speak?