After meeting online, deaf creators Mujde Hasimoglu and Ryan McGuire learned a shared sign language to communicate. Between them, the Ottawa couple now use six languages, all without their voice. They decided to showcase the beauty and diversity of sign languages in their short film, ‘The Voice in their Hands,’ produced in collaboration with CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network.
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Most mornings, Turkish-Canadian Mujde Hasimoglu McGuire signs “je t’aime” in Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ), Quebec Sign Language, to her husband before he heads out the door.
Ryan McGuire, who is Franco-Ontarian, always responds with “seni seviyorum” in Türk İşaret Dili, or Turkish Sign Language, which also means “I love …