Hi my name is Tri. I'm not deaf but work within the community. would love to figure a more practical way of learning sign language. Any suggestions

[Free2skydive]

Hi my name is Tri. I'm not deaf but work within the community. I know a little sign but would love to learn more any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[x1heavy]

The way I learned was to be around deaf constantly.

Sign Language is not something that can be learned A to Z like english or a collection. Its actually a living language that has differences depending on where you are in the USA and sometimes the world. If you are with a deaf and the two of you are communicating you are learning.

Its a journey. Starts rather slow but at some point in time you will have quite a bit. It includes everything in it's structure. Not just about a subject but also time, gender and who and where and what etc. IF you can translate say the Declaration of Independance into ASL you can pretty much toss much of the writing on that paper. But keep the meaning and be understood.

 

[Raeann]

Surround yourself with deaf/HoH ppl. You should also check out Dr. Bill Vicar. He is on YouTube and also has a website called www.lifeprint.com, if you haven't used that already!

 

[malus handle]

Good body motion and a little music puts everything in place. The corners of your eyes and the corners of your mouth don't lie.