164 Answered Questions for the topic sign language

Sign Language Universal Language

07/23/20

Is sign language universal?
Do all countries use the same sign language?
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Sign Language

03/06/20

What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?
In writing we sometimes see the word Deaf with a capital ‘D’ and other times we may see it as deaf with a lower case ‘d’. What is the difference and is it really important?
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Sign Language

02/23/20

Alice is Eddy's older sister. If they add their ages, they get 17. If they multiply their ages, the product is the greatest possible combination of the two ages. How old are they?
Can you please give me the answer, and can you show how you go the answer so that i can understand how to those type of problems? Much,much appreciated!
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Sign Language Mathematics

01/13/20

what is the equation for 21 is the same as 97 fewer than k
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Sign Language

10/05/19

In what year was the ADA passed?

The ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Sign Language

09/09/19

Do older people have more trouble learning American Sign Language?
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Sign Language

07/01/19

Signs that used to be different?
A lot of the examples I can think of are nationalities that used to be different but became offensive. What are some other ones?
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Sign Language

07/01/19

What is this ASL sign?
A friend who was nonverbal at the time signed this to me; his right hand was curved palm up at his stomach (I tried finding the handshapes and couldn’t) and his left hand was in what I think was a... more
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Sign Language

07/01/19

Question about Sentence Structure and Money Signs
When signing sentences relating to money, how do I sign them? For example the Sentence "Soup costs $3.50." Do I sign that as Soup/Cost/Dollar/3/Cent/50 or do I sign that as Soup/Costs/350? My... more
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Sign Language

07/01/19

Question about the word(s) "disability/disabled"
I'm curious about the history of the [sign](https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/DISABILITY/9235/1) and why it's signed the way it is (seems sort of like Signed English to me). Edit: Also if someone... more
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Sign Language

07/01/19

Mistakes in Fingerspelling?
When you're fingerspelling and you accidentally misspell a word (it happens to the best of us) what do you do to illustrate that you messed up and are going to spell the word over? (Other than just... more
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Sign Language

07/01/19

Simple phrases to learn starting out
Good day everyone! So, at my place of employment, there is a woman who comes in every morning to get a smoothie. I know her smoothie from memory now, so she doesnt need to tell me. She's is deaf... more
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Sign Language

06/27/19

Mother is going deaf. What's the best way to get her/our family in process to learning asl?
Like the title states, my mother is rapidly loosing her hearing and total deafness is not far off. I want to start the process of learning asl as a family to help her make this transition as easy... more
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Sign Language

06/27/19

Proper sign for WHEREVER?
Been thinking about this word a lot and how to appropriately sign it. I am unaware of any formal sign for WHEREVER, so I have been using variations of GO++ DOESNT-MATTER or WHERE-rhet GO++... more
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Sign Language

06/27/19

Numbers and dialect variation?
Hi everyone! I've been finding that one thing I've been having some trouble learning from LifePrint is how to sign numbers. (It's not really that it's particularly hard, just...not very intuitive... more
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Sign Language

06/27/19

Prefer vs Favorite?
According to lifeprint the signs for prefer and favorite are the exact same. Is this true or is one (or both) done differently? What do you use/see more often for these?
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Sign Language

06/27/19

What's the best way to learn ASL?
I'm slowly going hearing impaired and I was wondering what would be the most effective way to learn.
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Sign Language

06/27/19

When to use y hand pointing
I'm having some trouble grasping this concept, for some reason. Does anyone here have a good handle on it?
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Sign Language

06/27/19

Quick question on the transition from "J" to "I" (fingerspelling)
In a name like Jim or in words like Jujitsu, how should one transition smoothly from J to I when spelling such words out? This has been confusing me from a while now. Thanks!
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Sign Language

06/24/19

Non-deaf barista at Coffee Bean here. What are some terms I can learn to help my deaf customers?
Hello! I think I'm finally ready to bunker down and learn some actual ASL. As a barista, it's my job to get you the drink you want. I don't want my deaf/hard of hearing customers to feel like they... more
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Sign Language

06/24/19

Those of you with a hand tremor, how does it affect your ability to sign?
So I have a severe hand tremor and I was reading through a thread that mentioned teaching asl, and that is what spawned the question. While I’ll admit I’m not fluent in asl, I know a little bit,... more
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Sign Language

06/23/19

Question about time indicators
I know that specific time indicators come first (like past, future, today, yesterday, tomorrow, 5am, etc) before the topic of an ASL sentence and general time indicators come after the comment... more
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Sign Language

06/23/19

Question about name signs
Does a deaf person have to come up with a name sign for you or is that a myth? If it’s a real tradition how do I establish one without knowing any deaf people?
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Sign Language

06/23/19

Sentence Structure
How does this work? I am stuggling to find a solid answer to this. I know there are no articles, but how are the words organized?
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Sign Language

06/21/19

Pulling right index finger under the nose?
I am working at the receptionist desk today at the nursing home. I was concentrating and looking at a paper and a deaf visitor, when I looked up, made a sign where he drew his right index finger... more
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