u/skrimpaskrump

Hello!!

I’m am a hearing person who is writing a character for a story who is non-speaking, and uses American sign language to communicate. I wanted to check if it would be appropriate for me to have them have sign names for other characters in the story they are very close with, and also just generally check in on if anyone has advice on writing a character who uses ASL! I’m torn between not wanting to be disrespectful on accident or exploring something where it’s not my place to, and also including diversity in my story.

Thanks!