hello i am deafblind i am an artist arnold
what is my art focus my work is mostly related
to sign language flag this is the right way to sign the flag
the sign union flag has impacted the deaf community the flag was everywhere internationally
why did i design the flag
i was thinking about what design i should come up with i tested different ideas and
signs i didn't like some signs i didn't want to have a small sign visible on the flag
i thought about the different designs on flags
i was able to identify a few signs that represent meaning negatively for example this sign icon
mostly comes with a hearing aid icon i wanted the icon to be unique and different i also wanted the
icon to be separated from hearing loss the icon should be mainly focused on sign language but
there are some other elements i had a difficult time finding the right design later i found an
idea the shape of the hand can fully cover the flag that was the idea i loved the size of the
flag covered every corner of its hand so if the hand is far away it is easy for everyone to see
the flag is a symbol of unity
our community comprises people from all different backgrounds so we don't divide
it by race or anything else we keep ourselves together in unity regardless of our identities
for example deaf deafblind hearing hearing loss goes on we do not oppress or discriminate against
each other the cliques aren't the way to do it together we should grow as big communities
as we grow in size and confidence people who think they are above us start to respect us
we need to unite our thoughts and think positively so that we can all work together
the sign union flag has three colors
it's a dark blue a yellow color and a light blue
let's talk about the logo
this logo represents people with disabilities in my opinion a white color means disabilities
it is not a good color it suppresses my feelings
that color doesn't bring us a great feeling i chose yellow why
yellow brings light hope and enlightenment yellow is like a sun opening our minds to new things
i also chose a blue color why
it's deaf food humanity and celebrating deaf gain a light blue is a symbol of sign language
a cherished value that binds our communities together
we grow our communities together worldwide
the library comes out from the hand flag and shines through everyone so sign language gets
more recognized by everyone hearing people realize that they are on the same level as deaf people are
since i started involving arts
my artwork is related to politics art is about
fighting against discrimination and oppression from the government
what is this hand bird
what symbol is it the bird represents freedom they fly anywhere
with no restriction on where or what to sign we are free to express anything
people in general focus on the mouth and ears of a deaf baby
thousands of hearing aid batteries all over the baby means how often parents insert batteries
in summary parents put hearing aids on their babies when babies wake up to hear
if a device doesn't work it seems like an easy way to solve the problem would be to
slip in another battery as they insert more and more batteries many will be visible on the baby
yes i was losing my sight i stopped doing artwork
i changed careers from being an artist to a sign language visual i mostly do poetry
yes i am deafblind it doesn't mean that i'm always alone no i'm not leaving my community
there's a way to communicate with the community by using protactile sign language
i can communicate anywhere internationally i'm involved in many different communities
sign language is the key to opening our minds to many things worldwide
the shape of the hand flag will be with us forever