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Sign Language
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Sharron | Report | 11 Feb 2014 22:54 |
I did French at school but can't remember much of it. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 11 Feb 2014 23:25 |
Mr Tumble on CBBC uses a lot of basic sign language if you want to start :-D |
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Bobtanian | Report | 11 Feb 2014 23:55 |
I was at a birthday party where several of the family were deaf, some were hearing. |
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Sharron | Report | 12 Feb 2014 00:14 |
But could you make any sense of the signing? |
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Sylvia | Report | 12 Feb 2014 00:15 |
I know some Makaton but no expert. |
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Sharron | Report | 12 Feb 2014 00:26 |
I think you must have to be taught because you can't just pick it up by observation. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 12 Feb 2014 04:19 |
I know the old-fashioned method, one letter at a time, using two hands. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Feb 2014 09:46 |
no Sharron, I didn't really have a clue....... |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Feb 2014 09:55 |
A dignitary was visiting an old folks home and was shown around, and most things were quite routine, until they came to the retiring room where there was a gathering of a dozen or so all with big smiles on their faces and much waving of hands. |
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PollyinBrum | Report | 12 Feb 2014 10:12 |
When I was working, I did some work with deaf students at our local deaf people centre where I had the assistance of a British Sign Language interpreter. After one term I decided to take the BSL course. You use the fingers of the left hand for vowels, starting with the thumb as "A" the rest of the alphabet is made up of signs using your hands, there are signs for almost every conceivable word. I loved the course and was very proud when I received my certificate in BSL, The students were so encouraging and loved helping me. It was hilarious when I got things wrong, I was once signing something and the class just dissolved into fits of laughter, it transpired I had just used an extremely rude and very naughty swear word. I have to admit it is rather funny watching deaf people communicate as it is so easy to pick up what they are saying from the other side of the room, a bit like eavesdropping. |
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Maryanna | Report | 12 Feb 2014 10:43 |
We have a little boy who is deaf in a year one class, his SNA communicates with him in Makaton. The children in his class have been taught a little bit so he can "talk" to them. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 12 Feb 2014 11:39 |
I was bridesmaid at a wedding (many years ago), one of the groomsmen was deaf. A message was passed along that he wanted to talk to me........ we signed to each other down the table.......... |