Our Journey Unites Us - Marsha

We cultivate cross-cultural understanding by enriching Deaf communities across Ontario: “For Deaf Awareness month and the upcoming International Week of Deaf People, OCSD wishes to share each of our personal Deaf and signing journey that unites us. Every one of our experience in life is different. No right or wrong, helps bring us together.

We hope you will share your journey with our community to spread awareness. A short video to be featured here on Tuesdays after this month. If you wish to participate, send an email to socialmedia@ocsdeaf.org to get the questions to help guide you.

Enjoy all the Tuesday features of “Our Journey Unites Us”.

Transcript: Hi, I am Marsha, My journey with sign language. I am deaf, a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and 4th generation. I went to a deaf School, OSD ( Ontario School of the Deaf) in Milton, Ontario. In 1964, when I was a child, an oralist, ( speaking my name is Marsha) then grew up using fingerspelling, ( saying my name is Marsha). then transferring to Roberts school in London, SEE ( says my name is Marsh, Leaving school and learning ASL ( saying I, Marsha ) Right now, I am developing OSL ( Oneida Sign Language). Oneida saying , I am calling Teyuhuhtakweku Thank you