“Well, what it does is allow people to know that deaf people are people and that we like to get together like anybody else,” Danny White signs.
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| (L-R: Danny White, WRIC reporter Amy Lacey and Bruce Sofinski) |
White and Reynolds Associate Professor & ASL&IE Coordinator Bruce Sofinski are both taking part in what is known as a silent lunch. The deaf and hearing communities combine in this setting and communicate with American Sign Language, laughter and smiles.
“Deaf people can do it, can do anything. We are the same as people who can hear just that we can’t hear,” signs Sylvia Crespo, a mother of three boys who has lived in this area for three years.
Silent lunch participants sign about their jobs, families and everything else going on in their lives.
About 12,000 people in the Richmond region are deaf or hard of hearing. The population is composed of men, women and children of all races and ages.
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