"It must be impossible to sign abstract concepts in ASL"

Hearingsplaining.

It happens when I’m at an academic conference, and someone approaches me during a short break. I’m alone, because I’ve told my interpreters to make themselves scarce, in hopes of seeming more approachable. I grew up hard of hearing, so I manage one-on-one conversations reasonably well without the interpreter. (quoted from here)

Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, has published a hilarious yet sad account of some of her experiences at philosophy conferences.