Many signs in American Sign Language are “iconic”. “Iconic” signs mean that they visually look like the definition they’re trying to convey: the sign for CAT looks like a cat’s whiskers, the sign for DRINK visually represents a person drinking from a cup. Iconic words are very rare in English: […]
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Visually Speaking Youth Mentorship
Visually Speaking Youth Mentorship Program It’s starting to get to be that time again: setting up summer goals! You want to go to the gym every day, and finally get to your long reading list. Why not add “learn a new language” to that? We have just set up […]
Beginning Sign Language Class
Have you always wanted to learn Sign Language? Do you know someone who is Deaf and would like to communicate with them? Beginning Sign Language Class This class is for the student with NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE using sign language. The course will cover: fingerspelling the alphabet, asking questions, numbers, relationships, […]
Things Deaf People are Sick of Hearing: “Where is your accent from?”
Some deaf people choose to speak, some choose to sign, and some will do both! If a deaf person chooses to use their voice to communicate, they may have a deaf accent. Why is this? Well, imagine how difficult it would be to learn how to speak without being able […]
Sign Language For Your Business
The Corporate World and ASLThe benefits of learning a second language are immense in your personal life. If you run a business, there are also extra advantages to having a staff member who knows American Sign Language. ASL is the fourth most used language in the United States, which means […]
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