I believe this event portrayed the Deaf community in a positive manner. The event seemed to provide a definitive representation of the Deaf culture. It appeared to me that probably at least 90 percent of the attendees were Deaf and almost everyone was signing. So now I want to discuss what I thought about this event. Initially I was nervous once again about going to a Deaf event event and so was my daughter. I did not know what to expect, nor did I know how I was going to strike up a conversation with a Deaf person. I had a great deal of anxiety going into this big adventure and just wanted to get it over with. When we walked into the event it was so crowded and not to mention, it was warm and stuffy, but I immediately saw friends from class and walked over to them to say hello. My daughter and I could hardly walk through the expo because it was so jammed packed with people. There were several booths for various services for the Deaf which included Sprint relay systems, and other communication devices. Additionally, there were booths selling t-shirts, books, wind chimes and other items. Moreover, there were what appeared to be international booths, but I had no idea what they were offering because once again it was very
I believe this event portrayed the Deaf community in a positive manner. The event seemed to provide a definitive representation of the Deaf culture. It appeared to me that probably at least 90 percent of the attendees were Deaf and almost everyone was signing. So now I want to discuss what I thought about this event. Initially I was nervous once again about going to a Deaf event event and so was my daughter. I did not know what to expect, nor did I know how I was going to strike up a conversation with a Deaf person. I had a great deal of anxiety going into this big adventure and just wanted to get it over with. When we walked into the event it was so crowded and not to mention, it was warm and stuffy, but I immediately saw friends from class and walked over to them to say hello. My daughter and I could hardly walk through the expo because it was so jammed packed with people. There were several booths for various services for the Deaf which included Sprint relay systems, and other communication devices. Additionally, there were booths selling t-shirts, books, wind chimes and other items. Moreover, there were what appeared to be international booths, but I had no idea what they were offering because once again it was very