I am congenitally Deaf. (Rōsha; Deaf people → people who can barely hear or cannot hear at all are called “Rōsha; Deaf people.“) Therefore, although Japanese Sign Language is my native language, I often speak using my voice when I’m in the city or at work. If that is also difficult, I use a sign language interpreter. It has been four years since I have been working as
Hello! I am “okayuki”, a sign language instructor. The first time I learned sign language was when I volunteered for Deaf Soccer. I was surprised to see how fast the signers could communicate with each other. I wanted to be able to communicate with hearing-impaired people using smooth sign language, so I started studying by attending workshops and schools. After that, the vocational
Hello^^ I am reirjunko, a professional makeup artist. When I was in my 20s, I didn’t know how to apply makeup... When I applied makeup on myself, it made me look as if I had a Noh mask on. I attended a “makeup workshop” withthe desire to feel beautiful, andI still can’t forget how impressed I was when it was over. I no longer had any flushing on my cheeks, and my eyebrows were beautifully arrange
Hello ! My name is StephanieRiann, I`m originally from Nova Scotia, Canada but now make my home in Kanagawa, Japan with my Japanese husband. I had been teaching English lessons for 3 years (2017-2020) at a leading English school in Japan where I had recieved exstensive training in teaching English. Currently, I am also doing volunteer work teaching English at my local com
Nice to meet you. I'm YU_M. For 16 years, from the time I was two until high school, I attended a school for the deaf. It was prohibited to use sign language at school, but we used it at home. Currently, I teach students expressive skills including how to communicate with facial expressions. Let’s work hard to learn together.How is it different? I'm interested in sign language I'm not really inte
Hi there! My name is Danielle. My native language is English, and I live on a beautiful island. I began teaching Sign Language at a Summer Camp that I held in my home, around 2 years ago. Since then, I have been teaching ASL to children and adults, through online platforms. However, I had started teaching children with Special Educational Needs about 5 years ago, it was during that time that I fin