Would you like to learn sign language? If there’s no opportunity at school or in the family, most people don’t get an opportunity to learn it. The reason to learn to sign is of course to communicate with D/deaf people. But as a bonus, signing can also help hearing people to express themselves more…
fingerspelling
Fingerspelling: how to sign the alphabet onto your hand
Finger spelling does look difficult. You might have seen a sign interpreter on TV fingerspelling a place name, and been amazed at the speed of it and daunted at the thought of trying to learn it. But it’s easier than you think. Here are some “stills” of finger spelling, seen from the speller’s point of…