PJ founded Signing His Praises in 2006. She started
learning sign
language when she was 12 years old. Later, as an adult, PJ enjoyed signing
during worship service
at church. It wasn't long before she had Deaf people
asking her to interpret the service for them. Thus began her
journey into the
world of American Sign Language (ASL). She found the Deaf people at her
church to be excellent
teachers and ASL role models.
She soon realized that she truly enjoyed interpreting, and eventually became
skilled enough to earn a living as a sign language interpreter.
PJ is now nationally certified by the Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf and
she still enjoys signing during worship. She would love to share that joy with
you, by connecting you with the resources you need to become a signer, and
who knows, maybe even an interpreter some
day.
If you already know some signs but would like to improve your signing ability,
or learn the language
of ASL, there are resources for you as well. Even those
who are already interpreting in the religious setting can glean
valuable
information from this site.
PJ has had the opportunity to use and learn from many different sources.
She
wants to pass on to you those resources that she found most useful, and give
you information that can help
you in your selection of the resource that is right
for you.
The ultimate goal is to create more resources
for you to use, so stay tuned!