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How I turned from locksmith into a sign language-storyteller


2023/1 | #Deaf #Deaf pride #Deafhood #folktale #sign-language | DOI: 10.31287/FT.hu.2023.1.12

This paper presents how the author’s sense of identity as a Deaf person is strengthened by performing in Hungarian sign language for a hearing audience. It presents the story of the author’s life, highlighting the most important points in his life and describing the difficulties he has faced, and how he overcame them. Look at this essay as the author’s own instructive fairy tale.