I used to work at Wendy’s in high school, typically I would bag the food and hand it out. One time, a car pulled up to the ordering screen just like this, didn’t say anything. They pulled up to the window and started signing “deaf” to us. I didn’t know much, but I had been in an ASL class at school during the time, so I knew basic signs that would be used in conversation: descriptions (for appearance), food, money, classifiers, ASL formatting, and so on. I signed to him “you want eat what” (what do you want to eat) and he was practically glowing that I knew enough ASL to sign to him. I’ve never seen such a wide smile, it really does mean the world to deaf people when you can communicate in their language. It’s an incredibly useful skill, they may be a minority but at some point in your life you will most likely meet a deaf person and if you know basics (like bare minimum, even just knowing the ASL alphabet and finger spelling) they will be so appreciative.
Hey Smile Squaaaaad!! We're so grateful to be able to meet amazing people like Carly & Austin and celebrate their communities, which are often underrepresented in media. We hope this video taught you something new and brought a smile to your face 😊
I loved how nobody was rude to her but instead they were polite and understanding and that's what we should all be doing not only when we encounter a deaf person but people with other disabilities. Thank you for this amazing video and I hope people will understand after watching this. Love you all and God bless
Sarah, exactly because that is not a typical reaction in the Deaf community. Many people will get flustered and frustrated by "having to figure out" what they are communicating. There are way too many instances of the opposite.
@@reginapustelak5420 i feel so bad for the deaf community it must be really hard to just want to do your life and when you need help in a store or somewhere the person that goes to "help" you make you feel like a burden for something that isn't anyone's fault, if someday someone doesn't matter who is needs help in something that I'm capable to help i will spend the time necessary helping the person because I know that even the smallest gesture can make someone's day.
I have a deaf kid in my class and people are making fun of him because he’s different and deaf. And at recess I saw him getting bullied and it’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. In my personal opinion I think that everyone should teach everyone one the same because imagine if you were him it would make you feel terrible. So I just wanted to say thank you to the people who treat everyone the same for being the person who they are I respect all y’all. Stay safe
It’s really fun to watch this video. As a Deaf person myself, I would be greatly appreciated if you guys will be willing to learn sign language and deaf culture to support deaf people. You will make everything much easier for us. Thank you and stay smiling!
I used to work as a server at a restaurant in my home town in Western Canada and we had a regular customer who was deaf and we always had a small whiteboard ready for her to use each visit and over a few months we learned some sign language from her. It always made our day when she left smiling because we always were there to help her.
I learned so much in this one day alone!! coordinating all these shops with employees who knew sign language was HARD haha our team must have called over 100 drive throughs 😭 most places are not as accessible as we realize!
I saw this on FB and instantly hit PLAY so I can see what you came up with before I could share this with my ASL classes- I'm a teacher for ASL but I'm also DEAF myself and I totally identify with Carly!!! It's a blessing to find people who sign in places we go. My husband and I went to restaurants and we would have to have him order for me OR I'll type out my order on phone. I've had some negative experiences and I'm pretty sure the others does too so this video has my two thumbs up! Love seeing Carly's expression.
@Markian I am a big fan of you and I just wanted to know why u aren’t on smile squad skits anymore. I hope u and the other creators are good and healthy. Have a good day!
Hi Markian. This is my first time to your channel. It is so excellent of you to make an inclusive video such as this about the Deaf community and their every day struggles for accessibility. I hope you continue to explore and support the community. By the way, I am hearing but a DEAF friend sent it to me 🤟💛
OMG the drive thru was so awkward! This is something I’ve never thought about until I see it for myself!!! Go Carly for pushing thru these uncomfortable challenges!!
I am also hearing impaired, I have been since birth. I wear hearing aids and know a bit of sign language, especially since I work with small children who are nonverbal, but it's difficult because my fingers are shaped differently. I can speak words, thanks to years of sign language, but still have a speech impediment sometimes, especially since I struggle with anxiety. Thank you Smile Squad for bringing awareness to the life of deaf people. I am so happy there are advocates for deaf people in work places, it's amazing
I’m deaf too and have a Cochlear implant on my left side and an Ossia on the right. It’s really nice to know that there’s other people out there like me.
So cool. What if they taught ASL to children in Elementary and Middle School along with the foreign language courses that would be absolutely wonderful.
This is amazing! I'm deaf myself, using a cochlear ear plant and a hearing aid. I'm glad that you take the time to interact with people that have disabilities. Amazing!
I watched this video an hour ago and searched to learn ASL. I found a channel named "Take lessons" and I can say I now know the alphabets in ASL. I am very happy for this video and hope people learn ASL too. It won't be easy but it'll be worth it. Peace!
Almost anything of value takes effort. Learning a new language can be difficult. It only takes time and practice. I started learning ASL when I was 46. If I can, anyone can. My one word of advice is be careful which channels you "learn" from because they are not all good. I suggest Lifeprint.com There is a dictionary there as well as links for instructional video lessons. Learn from the Deaf, it's their language. Peace 🤟💛
@@moxiemaxie3543 great question! Well I have cochlear implants, so I can speak and hear But if I didn’t I would pull up to the window where they can see me and show them my phone with the order typed out 😊
Came across your videos today and I gotta say this is beautiful. That there are People learning sign language. My sister-in-law is deaf and I'm learning sign language to try and talk, I've actually been teaching my 4 year old daughter sign language so she could better communicate with her aunt because her aunt really loves her. It's really hard warming to see my daughter try to communicate with her. Also love what you doing about spending time with 10 different families to see what America is like all across keep it up man I wish you the best of success
My son (hearing) learned ASL as a senior in high school and studied it again as a senior in college. He signed so well in high school and beyond, that his college professor asked if he came from a deaf family. He put his training to good use during a visit to Gallaudet University, and also when he worked at a local restaurant during college. At the latter, managers and other employees regularly asked him to assistance deaf customers, with whom he formed great bonds over time, and they always came back to him each time they returned. He also encouraged me to continue learning ASL and I've since completed additional basic ASL training at work. The point is that there''s a whole community of folks out there who can enrich our lives as we attempt to enrich theirs, if we only make the effort to pursue those relationships. I so proud of him for inspiring others, because all people matter.
That’s awesome that people are learning sign language. They had a class at my church but got canceled becuse of COVID. I had a friend that was deaf in college and I took a class so I could communicate with her better
That made me cry. You created a beautiful and rare experience for her to have a signing person available at the shops she went in. It’s not our reality but that was a nice thing you did. We all dream of this access being normal. We’ll never give up hope!
OMG I'm crying rn I never thought I got a comment from the Smile Squad! Btw I'm subscribed and I watch all your videos even Smile Squad Skits oh I even watch Kurt Tocci I'm subscribed to every channel you do I watch you since your Channel was called Markian
It’s really cool how are you are making the world feels together even if your friend is giving away flowers to strangers to make their day perfect you are doing the same thing but different with a language which is a good thing which is going to make our whole entire world come back together thank you so much for doing this for kids that don’t know sign language so they can understand what she is saying
It’s just insane everyone watching this video is seeing a person with a WHOLE OTHER PERSPECTIVE is just so kind that smile squad is feeling deaf people included. And also making me smile.
At my new school it’s mandatory to take a language. They offer Sign Language as a language. I happy to say Im going to do sign language (I’m new to the school so I won’t start learning it until October)
I wish you the absolute best! It's very refreshing and eye opening to learn as I also took a class back in high school even though I was told the teacher was deaf, but I wanted a challenge. No regrets!
I am slowly learning more asl. eventually my plan is to be fluent.. but far from that right now. I have noticed customers (at work) who are deaf/hard of hearing like me to do their orders now. I am patient, and can understand more signs than i can do. So we interpret each other quite well.
I attend the Virginia school for the deaf and the Blind I am a blind student there but I learned sign so I can communicate with some of the deaf students and deaf deaf
Thank you this helps a lot for the deaf and the 🤐 mute. You are one of the RU-vidrs that are helping make a difference and also other people around the world there are ones in the UK there are ones in South America and North America that are all helping out with this I don't know about the other continents but it's great that people are starting to help out
This was beautiful. I might not be able to join the live, but I'll sure start learning sign language too. That's why I love watching your videos cause they're not only funny in terms of when you yourselves become actors, but you also educate others on various topic and they're always relevant topic. Hope you grow even bigger. Seeing her being surprised when the employees could use sign.... You could see how it made her happy.
I'm not sure if this was planned, but having deaf speakers at every location kinda defeated the purpose of showing us their lives lol. but i guess it showed us the community
After my bro saw this video he said "We need more videos like this on RU-vid" and I do agree with him because this could of been me cause I only have 50% of hearing.
Wow I never realized or even thought about how difficult it could be to go to these places while being deaf and the other people don’t know sign but when people do know sign I’m sure it will make the persons day!
My cousin is deaf just like her it’s what a blessing that everybody can bring together just buy some hand lotion it’s just like a miracle come true because sometimes you just think you’re the only one
I actually served a deaf customer once. Well it was her daughter who was deaf. While in line I saw her signing to her mom, so I told the 2 other cashiers that I’d take care of it. When they came up I signed (to the best of my ability) that “I’m learning, so please sign slowly, and I’m sorry if I get some words wrong. Then I welcomed them and ask how could I help? Luckily it was an easy order of 2 slices of pizza and 2 small 7ups , then I smiled and wished them a good day. This was before Covid so at least I could read her lips and vice versa
Starbucks is starting to incorporate ASL into their training process for employees, so at least they have some basic knowledge and can communicate with deaf customers. There are already 11 stores in the Washington DC area that are deaf accessible. This is great progress and I have high hopes soon more will follow.
Join us on September 23rd at 5 pm PST! We will be doing a live stream on Smile Squads Instagram page, and we will be teaching the alphabet! The alphabet is the perfect way to start learning ASL! 😊
It’s great to see the question asked and answered about why a deaf person may also have speech. I started losing my hearing at the age of 12 and as my condition is degenerative it will continue to get worse as I continue to age. My speech is unaffected for the most part and I generally pass as hearing yet the reality is I have very little hearing and in a lot of situations it’s practically impossible for me to hear others speaking. It seems to confuse a lot of people that someone who is deaf may still have speech atypical to what they expect from a deaf person.
I went to school with a deaf student. She had a cochlear implant herself. I was attending high school. The student had a lovely interpreter. I've always been interested in sign language. I learned basic ASL at the start of my sign language journey. That wasn't the kind of sign language this student used. She used Sign Exact English. So, I had to learn an all-new sign language. I was fine with the change. I was okay with it because it meant we'd be able to communicate. Her sign language interpreter began a sign language club. We learned different signs for different topics. We covered the alphabet, numbers, months, colours etc. We played games and signed to music once in a while. However, we learned question signs and how to sentences. One day without any prompts, I began signing complete sentences in Sign Exact English on my own. And by that point, I probably knew over 50 signs. I wasn't fluent in the language. But I was now on my way. P.S. After high school, I joined 4-H at Old Bone Trail. As part of the club, I gave a speech about sign language. I spoke about some of my experience. I talked about how sign language is benefical. I talked about where sign language is used. And I gave examples for each of these things. Most importantly, I talked about my biggest wish. I want sign language to be more accessible. I inspired many people to learn sign language. On top of that, I even made some people cry. I even got a huge round of applause. Someday, in the future, I hope our communities make sign language more accessible.
1:21 my mom is profoundly deaf and has been since she was around 7. She got a cochlear implant a few years ago and seeing her relearn sounds, even though they do sound different, has been magical.
Yes actions speak louder than words and using sign language can help the deaf community so much because I know what it’s like feeling that you can understand someone that knows sign language
I used to work at Walmart. If I ran into someone deaf, I instantly grabbed 2 feet of receipt tape and pulled out my pen. Although, there were times when we communicated by typing things out in a notepad app on our cell phones.
This is exactly why I'm glad my school added an asl class. At first they only had a club but they added a class and I can do basic conversation (probably not customer service kind though) I always wanted to learn sign because early on in learned people found it rude when I would stop talking. Sometimes I'm just to tired to talk and I go mute, but when people get mad and think I'm being rude I have to force myself to talk and it mentally and physically hurts me. Asl is such a beautiful language and it bothers bothers me people don't want to learn it.
