Comments on: How a Deaf Brain Is Rewired to Boost Vision

By: Attipidae

Attipidae — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:23:00 +0000

Many interpreters sign well, but they don’t read ASL well. That’s why they often interpret wrong what Deaf clients say. They have no problem interpreting what hearing people say. I didn’t know for years, even though I noticed occassionally, so I not long ago decided to analyze more. Now, I can confirm that for myself. For example, they can’t tell the difference between sign for clip-on sunglasses and eyedrop. These signs are big difference to us.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:07:32 +0000

Would be interesting to see if interpreters for the Deaf or children of Deaf (CODA) had similar changes to their brain, even though they are still hearing they also use a lot of signed language.

By: Janice Wilmoth

Janice Wilmoth — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:31:50 +0000

At the top, under How a Deaf Brain Is Rewired to Boost Vision, it says
A brain is a terrible thing to waste.
I think it should read “It’s a terrible thing to waste a brain.”

By: Nickel Scout

Nickel Scout — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:27:59 +0000

Makes me wanna go deaf for the extra peripherals.