#deafstory

The Mission

Some years ago we decided to preserve some personal stories of Deaf people in American Sign Language.  We had been inspired by the StoryCorps project and wanted to do something similar.  Collecting more stories continues to be our aim.  We do have some recordings sitting on the shelf awaiting some editing and will post them here when they are ready.  

The stories below are in American Sign Language only with no captioning and no voice-over.  

If you would like to participate in this project in some way, please be in touch with us.  Perhaps you would like to gather stories or submit one of your own?  

Jerry Wilding sitting in a hotel lobby chair telling a story in american sign language

Jerry Wilding

Keith Drown sits in hotel lobby telling a story in asl american sign language

Keith Drown

joseph halcott outside in san diego telling a story in american sign language

Joseph Halcott

charles ward seated outside in san diego telling a story in american sign language about his life

Charles Ward

Alwayne Grim telling a story in american sign language asl about her work in the peace corps

Alwayne Grim

Alwayne talks about her time serving in the Peace Corps. (Africa)

Janette at a deaf awareness day in san diego california telling a story in american sign language

Janette

Kendra telling a story in american sign language outside with some nice ferns in the background

Kendra

Derek telling a story in american sign language

Derek

Lynnette telling a story in american sign language

Lynnette

Mike telling a story in american sign language

Mike

Richard telling a story about meeting Graybill in ASL

Richard Meets Graybill

Cindy telling a story in asl

Cindy

Kelly telling a story in american sign language

Kelly

scarlet at a deaf awareness day in san diego telling a story about her life in american sign language

Scarlet

todd telling a story in asl

Todd

richard outside telling a story in asl

Richard from Torrance to China

helga outside at deaf festival telling a story in american sign language

Helga touches on her time in Germany when the Nazi Party came to power.

elena telling stories of childhood in russia in american sign language. asl.

Elena

outdoor scene in san diego at the deaf festival with the words deafstory on what looks like police tape
#deafstory shooting in 2016 (San Diego) (Deaf Festival)