A conversation with Naila Al Hares - sign language interpreter, instructor and founder of Sign With Naila.
Click to watch: https://youtu.be/SqYN2kS-jAM
Discussing the passion and pursuit behind Naila's sign language instruction, her mission to bridge communication between the hearing impaired and hearing communities and the personal journey that shaped her career and interpreter profession.
We also talk about different sign 'languages', lip reading along with several basic exercises shared with the audience.
Taped live at Aaliya's Books and released on International Day of Disabled Persons.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:41 Personal journey
9:55 Day to day activities
18:06 Sign language exercise
22:11 Access
30:20 Different types
36:19 Lip reading
41:59 Expressive
46:33 Another example
52:48 The basics
57:07 Coping
1:03:14 Perceived disadvantage
1:13:22 Rights of deaf community
1:19:14 Stigma
1:23:27 NGOs
1:30:43 Hearing impaired parents raising hearing children
1:45:04 In this country
1:47:42 Hearing impaired relative
1:59:47 Writing to communicate
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