Say Hello in Sign Language

Click here to see "Sign Language". This page will only work for Java enabled browsers. In American Sign Language (ASL), the sign for "Sign Language" is a combination of the signs for each word. "Sign" is indicated by pointing the index fingers inward and circling them around each other. "Language" is signed by forming the letter "L" with each hand and, beginning at the center of the body, moving each hand outward.

English: Hello My name is

Sign Language:
Click here to see "Hello" signed. This page will only work for Java enabled browsers. In American Sign Language (ASL), "hello" is signed by moving the hand away from the forehead in a forward and downward motion, similar to a salute.

Click here to see "My Name" signed. This page will only work for Java enabled browsers.In American Sign Language (ASL), "my" is signed by moving the palm of the hand toward the chest. "Name" is signed by using the first and second fingers of each hand to form an X in front of the body. The fingers are then tapped together twice.

English:	Hello	My name is
Sign Language:	Click here to see "Hello" signed. This page will only work for Java enabled browsers. In American Sign Language (ASL), "hello" is signed by moving the hand away from the forehead in a forward and downward motion, similar to a salute.	Click here to see "My Name" signed. This page will only work for Java enabled browsers.In American Sign Language (ASL), "my" is signed by moving the palm of the hand toward the chest. "Name" is signed by using the first and second fingers of each hand to form an X in front of the body. The fingers are then tapped together twice.

Sign Language Alphabet

American Sign Language Browser
Animated American Sign Language Includes information on the Deaf Community as well as some American Sign Language words which are animated.

Non-English Manual Alphabets

French Manual Translator Translates words typed in English into a French word, then gives a picture of the French Sign Language motion for that word.
German Manual Alphabet
German Sign Language Information Index In English
Russian Manual Alphabet Russian Sign Language, in Russian and English!
Swedish Manual Alphabet

Learning Sign Language

A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms
Interactive Finger Spelling Guide by the University of Minnesota
Learn SignWriting A written form of Sign Language

Sign Language Culture

American Sign Language Sites (Index)
National Association of the Deaf
Deaf World Web
International Deaf Associations
Resources Related to Deafness, Hearing Impairment
Hearing Impairment Resources From the University of Toronto
Guidelines for Communication From the University of Michigan

Who Can You Talk To?

There are 120 million people who have hearing impairments all over the world. Now you can say hello to many of the120 million hearing impaired people!

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