Show your pride towards sign language

In Malaysia, Malaysian Sign Language, which is shortened as BIM is recognized as language of the Deaf people. It is a linguistics, not a coded language. In our everyday life, we often feel bad for the hearing people who serve us have to "go through the deaf way". We can forget this feeling. There is nothing wrong with the use of sign language. We are born in this way, we are born to inspire people who forget about people with disabilities. We are born to change their attitude towards us, as people with disabilities, if you don't recognize yourself as people with disabilities, it is okay to use "deaf people".

So, the point is that we shall use our BIM anywhere, anytime, with anyone even though they don't know what we are saying. Keep using it, please. If you tell them that you are DEAF, or CAN'T SPEAK, or PAPER PEN, you are bring yourself down and you are encouraging people to look down at you. Let these people respect our language. It is okay to do!

Please watch this videotape: How Deaf people should approach hearing people

(Eric Babb's blog http://ericbabb.blogspot.com)

Please let me know if you don't understand what I said above. I will post you a videotape in BIM. I want you to tell me that. I will interpret into BIM. Thank you.