#basle

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Six lords and ladies with fabulous beasts, fragment of a wall hanging.

Place of origin: Basle, Switzerland

Date: ca. 1410-1420

Medium: Wool tapestry

[haveyoubeentothiscity]

Population: 177,595

Note that the city is also called Basle.

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

So the members of the discord at @bfpnola were explaining to me why BASL (Black American Sign Language) is a separate language than ASL (American Sign Language) because I was wondering if it was for a similar reason as AAVE (African American Vernacular English).

Fun fact. It's because of segregation. So when Sign Language in America was being taught. The schools were segregated, so they each dealt with deaf accommodations in their own way. White schools were taking a more integration approach so they highly frowned on the use of Sign and they were trying to get deaf kids to practice speaking.

However, Black schools were more opening to the use of Sign, so they had a lot longer to develop their Sign Language than White schools, as they were encouraging Sign at a time when white schools weren't.

Follow and support @bfpnola because they teach me so many things and it is so cool. 😁

-fae

[digitalfishwish]

I wanted to put out a post asking if there are any black nonverbal or deaf/HoH people who use BASL who would be willing to consult on an animation project?

My junior year of art school starts this fall, and I will begin working of my junior-senior thesis 3D animation, where the main character is a black nonbinary person who, in the beginning and ending scenes, is seen communicating with sign language. I am white and more-or-less abled-hearing (I have Auditory Processing Disorder but I don’t know if that counts), but I know there are differences between ASL and BASL, and I wanted to have a lot of sensitivity around using this dialect accurately and respectfully.

The consultation would involve taking videos of your hands as you sign the ‘dialogue’ I have written, which would then be used as a reference in the 3D animation. I am a relatively broke student but I am willing to pay for your consultation. Please DM me if you’re interested!

Note: I apologize in advance if I have mistakenly used any offensive terms in this post, I tried to do a lot of research but I’m sure I have shortcomings and gaps in my knowledge.

[northgazaupdates]

1 April 2024

Civil Defense spokesperson and first responder Mahmoud Saabar Basel documents extreme atrocities by the occupation inside Al-Shifa Hospital.

Warning: graphic text follows

The IOF bound a displaced person by their wrists, brutalized them, then set the room on fire and left them to die either by blood loss or fire, whichever came first. The progression of these crimes can be deduced due to the trails of blood on the floor, showing how the person was dragged, already bound and bleeding, into the room where the fire would be set. Even animals were not spared, as what appear to be a pet of a displaced person is found in the same condition.

WARNING: THE LINKED FOOTAGE IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND UPSETTING! VIEWER DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED!

[ramlightly]

I was looking some old sketches on my ipad and remembered this. I was in love with the starkness and movement of the composition.... but it didn't actually look like sex lol.

Which, considering that was the point of the piece, is a bit of a problem lol.

[jesncin]

How would Ma’alefa’ak sign for Ma’alenca’andra, do you think?

This is how you sign "Mars" in ASL! It's a combination of the sign for "planet" and the sign for "red". I imagine the martians would create a unique sign for Ma'aleca'andra in Martian Sign Language.

I try not to make new sign words and avoid drawing characters signing their sign name (I stick to fingerspelling) because it's not my place as a hearing person to add to a language and a culture I'm not a part of. I don't have the authority!

[weirdo09]

i love learnin abt black asl like this is so fun, it’s just better to me than white asl like it’s !!!!

[thechanelmuse]

Black American Sign Language (BASL)

Black American Sign Language is a non-verbal form of communication that reflects the spoken characteristics of Black American English (also known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE)). Much like the cultural and linguistic contrast between AAVE and Standard English, Black ASL dates back to the era of segregation. 

Although the first American school for the deaf was created in 1817, Black students were not permitted entry until 1952. This division created a gap that separated the two nonverbal languages, resulting in cultural divergence and a lack of educational coordination. The result- a difference between Sign Languages, thus explaining the birth of Black American Sign Language. (x)

[wilderbas]

-the arrival of autumn-

[isawthe-sign]

Umoja (Unity)

Unity

Sources: National Black Deaf Advocates, SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID:

The word for Unity in American Sign Language. Both Hand are linked in F handshape. Hands pull each other in a circle parallel to the ground in front of the signer. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent red, green, and black in different stages of the sign. Background is white.

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[libereerie]

Saw an awesome video in class tonight about Black ASL. I'll go find the link since I think it wan on YouTube.

[aceoflights]

Austrian Sign Language/Österreichische Gebärdensprache (ÖGS)

American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL) & Austrian Sign Language/Österreichische Gebärdensprache (ÖGS)

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of free resources for different sign languages:

American Sign Language (ASL)

Australian Sign Language (Auslan)

Black American Sign Language (BASL)

British Sign Language (BSL)

Chinese Sign Language (CSL)

Emirati Sign Language (ESL)

French Sign Language (LSF)

Indian Sign Language (ISL)

International Sign Language (IS)

Irish Sign Language (ISL)

Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

Mexican Sign Language (LSM)

Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)

Ukrainian Sign Language (USL)

Please feel free to add on if you know of others, be it more resource for one of the sign languages above, or resources for learning any of the other 300 plus sign languages.

[companionwolf]

Hey so apparently I can and do experience panic/anxiety attacks.

[northgazaupdates]

8 October 2024

Gaza Civil Defense Spokesman Mahmoud Basal reports on Telegram that the occupation attacked Shalfouh Bakery in Al-Falloujah, north Gaza. Civil Defense firefighting teams were able to bring the resulting fire under control.

The few remaining bakeries in north Gaza are working diligently to use the little available flour to produce bread for the starving population. This was undoubtedly an attempt by the occupation to further starve the people of north Gaza.

[isawthe-sign]

Kujichagulia(Self-Determination)

Self-Determination

Sources: National Black Deaf Advocates, SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID:

The sign for Self-Determination in American Sign Language. Thumb of hand in A handshape taps chest, then both hands in F handshape palms down at waist height move down firmly. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent black, red, and green in different stages of the sign. Background is white.

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