Technology and Language Change in ASL
Technology has created so many bridges in gaps of communincation
Right! Imagine being Deaf and trying to place an order in a drive through without texting!
Soooo many of the texting abbreviations we use today derived from the TTY machines. Check out these links and articles!
Info
Wow! Back in the day if anyone was deaf and wanted to talk they had to physically drive over and hope someone was home!
That would be awful if they lived in a different state and only had emails and letters!
Today theres so many other technologies that have given people in the deaf community more accessibility! Check this article out!
TTY Machines
TTY or Teletypewriters were the first form of phone for the deaf community. This converted sounds into text. Signals received by a standard telephone handset placed on a coupler were translated into a printed text message by the teletype machine.
How Deaf People Invented Texting!
Some TTY abbreviations
- UR -- You are, your
- ILY -- I love you
- THRU -- Through
- PLS -- Please
- CUZ -- Because
Examining the abbreviations TTY machines frequently used its no wonder where our texting abbreviations came from
Tech and Language Change in ASL
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Created on November 22, 2024
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Technology and Language Change in ASL
Technology has created so many bridges in gaps of communincation
Right! Imagine being Deaf and trying to place an order in a drive through without texting!
Soooo many of the texting abbreviations we use today derived from the TTY machines. Check out these links and articles!
Info
Wow! Back in the day if anyone was deaf and wanted to talk they had to physically drive over and hope someone was home!
That would be awful if they lived in a different state and only had emails and letters!
Today theres so many other technologies that have given people in the deaf community more accessibility! Check this article out!
TTY Machines
TTY or Teletypewriters were the first form of phone for the deaf community. This converted sounds into text. Signals received by a standard telephone handset placed on a coupler were translated into a printed text message by the teletype machine.
How Deaf People Invented Texting!
Some TTY abbreviations
Examining the abbreviations TTY machines frequently used its no wonder where our texting abbreviations came from