American Sign Language has a rich history of development and ongoing changes, just like any language! Signs have been created in a variety of different ways. When you’re watching someone sign, you might be able to guess the meaning behind a few. “Ice cream”, for example, is a clear picture […]
Deaf culture
Sign Language and Interpreting
Sign Language Interpreting is a growing career, and one that can be very rewarding! Interpreters are people who translate one language to another and vice versa. American Sign Language interpreters may stand next to someone who is voicing in English or another language, and sign for a Deaf member of […]
Visually Speaking on Twitter
Visually Speaking has just made its big break into the “Twittersphere”! You can now follow our Twitter, @Learn_asl to keep up with all of the new news from Visually Speaking. If you haven’t already, also remember to follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/visuallyspeaking! We look forward to seeing you in […]
Deaf Culture and Friendships
If you’re a signer and you’ve met a Deaf person, chances are they’ve asked many questions about where you’re from, what you do, and who you may know. Don’t be freaked out by this, it’s perfectly normal! The Deaf community is a very tight-knit group across the nation, and you’d […]
Reasons to Learn ASL: Count (on one hand!)
American Sign Language has an amazing thing that the hearing world really ought to start understanding: counting on one hand. Using your hands to count is a great idea until you make it to ten and run out of fingers. With ASL you could learn to count to nine hundred […]
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