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08/25/2026

There are many processes for inventing new signs, like "creative augmentation".

This video analyzes a newly invented sign for "Hyrox" in a video that was posted today. Watch their full explanation video on Instagram at .w.e or .

Are you ready to run and work out?

Image description and transcript are in the comment section.

08/22/2026

A spotlight on Signplaying and Deaf Chem Travels . We are grateful that the account “Snark Bait” is recognizing various Deaf content creators in a monthly series. For the full video, check out "Snark Bait - ASL Political Commentary" on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588125279189) or YouTube.

Image description and transcript in the comment section.

08/19/2026

Henry David Thoreau's biography - PART 8: Finding work.

1838 - Pencil business, Concord Academy, "Record of a School" and teaching.

(If enough people are asking for part 9, I will continue filming more.)

Image description and rough transcript are in the comment section.

08/19/2026

Turn your face away from the garish light of day!

Here's an excerpt of my ASL translation of "Music of the Night" back when I took Rosa Lee Timm's fantastic class on ASL musicality.

Rosa Lee Timm is now bringing back that popular class, but in a new self-paced format, called "Language Between the Beats". You can sign up to be the first to know when enrollment opens. Go to her website: rosaleetimm.com

Rosa Lee is a champ teacher and consultant, with a unique philosophy in song signing.

Image description, English lyrics, and ASL gloss are in the comment section.

08/11/2026

Spanish Theatre proudly presents PART 1 of our production of “La varita mágica de español”!

When I was in high school, I wrote a play in Spanish, directed it, and performed it with a group of Spanish students. We actually won first place in the language fair — an event where high schoolers gave performances practicing the language that they are learning.

And now, I hope this Spanish Theatre goes viral! Let’s get 4+ million views, 800+ likes, and hundreds of comments praising us.

Please ignore the Spanish speakers who bully our Spanish. Those bullies are just the “Internet” Spanish speakers, who are totally different than the actual Spanish speakers who attended our live theatrical production. Remember, we have one Spanish speaker who said he understood it, so that means we’re totally fine!

Be sure to follow “Spanish Theatre” for more! PART 2 coming soon.

(Image description and transcript in the comment section.)

08/11/2026

REPOST OF RANDY PITUK’S VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db4OnPQSE4-/ (shared with his permission) . Added English voiceover for hearing people to hear (plus captions and transcript reflecting Randy’s original transcript with some modifications from the voiceover. Thank you Voxally for providing services to voice-interpret ASL videos.)

"I want to chime in on the conversation that brought up earlier. This was based on my lived experience when attempting to enjoy live music. My intention in sharing the video I created yesterday involving “ASL Theater” was to portray the Deaf experience when the ex*****on isn’t done correctly. (Transcript available in the comment.)"

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08/11/2026

“It’s like, I could understand what they were saying without even knowing every sign that they signed.” -A quote from a hearing audience member about “ASL Theatre”

Many people enjoy watching song signing but really they understand it only because of the audio, not the actual signing.

Here’s the Deaf experience of being left out in “ASL” song interpretations. Deaf leader Randy Pituk shares his explanation of why he posted the recent “ASL Theatre” video showing how amateur interpretations absolutely exclude Deaf people.

This video is a repost of on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Db4OnPQSE4-/ — I have added subtitles.

Image description and transcript in the comment section.

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