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Academic Advantages of Sign Language
A look at some of the advantages of learning sign language....
Are There Any Qualifications for Teaching Sign Language
The qualifications which are available to people who want to teach forms of sign language....
Around the Home
The basic instructions for signs to do with items around the home....
Auditory Verbal Therapy
The basics of Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) a method of communicating with young children who are hearing impaired from birth....
Augmentation and Alternative Communication
What AAC is and the reasons it may come in useful....
British Sign Language
An overview of the language of British Sign Language....
Can Baby Signing Really Help My Child's Development?
Teaching sign language to pre-verbal children may seem like a tough task to most people but in fact baby signing is quickly becoming very popular among parents and is even encouraged by professionals....
Dogs and Sign Language
How a daschund from the USA has demonstrated that even deaf dogs can learn sign language....
Everyday Tasks
A look at some of the words needed to carry out everyday tasks....
Finger Spelling
The basics of fingerspelling....
Finger Spelling Machines
A description of what fingerspelling machines are where they can be found....
Getting to Know One Another
A look at some of the more simple words needed in sign language....
Greetings and Introductions
A description of the most basic signs you can learn....
Hands on Signing
The way in which a form of signing known as hands on is used....
History of Sign Language
A look at the spread of sign language throughout history....
Holidays With a Difference: Signed Cruises
How specialist cruise companies are tailoring their offering to help people who use sign language....
Home Signs
The way home signs are created and languages developed....
How Do Brains Process Sign Language?
The state of our understanding into how the brain deals with sign language....
How Much Do Courts Spend on Sign Language
The costs associated with sign language interpreters and the reasons they are seemingly high....
How Sign Language Choirs Work
What a sign language choir is and what they do....
How to Communicate with Deaf People
A look at the various ways you can communicate with deaf people....
How to Convey Emotion
How sign language users convey emotion without using their voice....
How to Start Teaching Signed Language
Teaching sign language is an incredibly worthwhile thing to do, whether it is to parents of deaf children or to people who want to learn sign language with a view to communicating with deaf people at ...
Interpreting
How to train as or find a sign language interpreter....
Is Sign Language a Legal Requirement in Some Workplaces?
Whether or not companies have a legal obligation to provide a sign language speaker....
John Smith: UK's Only Deaf Comedian
How the BSL comedian John Smith makes his stand up shows work....
Learn to Sign Week
How the British Deaf Association organises Learn to Sign Week....
Left Hand Signing
A guide to reading and understanding left handed sign language users....
Lip Reading
An overview of the art of lipreading....
Loop Systems
An overview of what a loop system is....
Makaton
Makaton is a communication technique that uses speech, facial expression, gestures, signs and symbols to convey information. It is widely taught and being used by children, especially those with learn...
Mobile Phones
A look at how mobile phones can be advantageous for deaf people....
My Signing Experiences as a Deaf Person: A Case Study
One deaf person's experiences through life as someone who uses sign language....
NCDA: A Vital Support Network
The basic role of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) in a support capacity....
Nicaraguan Sign Language Created by Children
Over the past thirty years deaf children in Nicaragua have developed a new sign language that was initially a series of very rough gestures but has evolved and is now considered to be a true language....
Personal Information
Some basic words which will come in useful in talking to people about personal information....
Picture Exchange Communication
Discover the basics of this innovative method of communication using pictures....
Playing Sport With a Deaf Person: A Case Study
One man's story of how his eyes were opened to his own prejudice....
Prisons' Use of Sign Language
The use of sign language in prisons is a twofold story with two diametrically opposed sides. One use of sign language is for the greater good and the other for the greater evil....
Project Nim: Revolutionary Sign Language Film
The story of the film of Project Nim, which tried to teach a chimp sign language....
Qualifications in Sign Language
The best ways of getting an industry standard sign language qualification....
Sign Language Among Scuba Divers
How scuba divers employ sign language to help them to communicate....
Sign Language and Public Services
Your rights as a BSL user and what you can expect from public sector organisations by way of translation....
Sign Language in Religious Communities
How monks and nuns who have taken a vow of silence may communicate with each other....
Sign Language in the Workplace
Introducing signed language to the workplace not only demonstrates committment from employers but also ensures effective communication and safety in the workplace.
In a modern world of equality and d...
Sign Language Vs Pidgin - Which is Most Complex?
The ways in which a sign language differs from a pidgin language....
Sign Supported English
The basics of sign supported English...
Signing About the Weather
Basic descriptions for signs of weather related words....
Signing Using Telecommunications
With the advent of ever-increasingly complicated technology, the ways in which deaf people can communicate have multiplied....
Sports and Hobbies
A description of some words to do with sports and hobbies as said in sign language....
Story Telling in Sign Language
How a nationally acclaimed centre is recognising sign language storytelling for the art form it is....
Subtitles
A look at the pros and cons of subtitles....
Telephone Systems
The various ways telephone systems can be used by deaf people....
The American Sign Language Bill and its Repercussions
How a new bill in the USA could impact on sign language around the world....
The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust
In 2008, the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust was set up to promote the use of sign language on TV programmes and thus enable deaf sign language users to be able to enjoy even more programmes ...
The Hear to Help Project
The scheme from the RNID which helps deaf people to get used to their hearing aids....
The Importance of Establishing Home Alerts For Deaf People
How to get round the problem of most home alerts being sounds....
The Linguistics of Sign Language
A description of the way in which the linguistics of sign language marks it out from spoken languages....
The Listening Bus
An overview of the Listening Bus project and what it is for....
The Relationship Between Sign Language and Mime
How mime and sign language interact with each other....
The RNID's Text Relay Service
The way in which the Text Relay service works to allow deaf people to communicate via the phone....
Time, Date and Days of the Week
An overview of how to say basic words to do with date and time....
Transport and Holidays
An overview of descriptions of basic words for transport and holidays in sign language....
Use of Sign Language in the Police Force
How many police forces are developing their sign language offering for staff....
Use of Signs in Hearing Communities
The use of signs and gestures used for communication purposes is not just limited to those who cannot hear as many hearing people often rely on these in everyday life....
Uses of Sign Language
A look at some of the ways sign language can be used....
Using Sign Language for Work
A selection of careers which use sign language for those who want to make it their occupation....
Using Sign Language from Birth
Using sign language from early days or from birth gives deaf children the chance to learn exactly how to communicate in exactly the same way that children who are not deaf learn to communicate through...
Using Sign Language in Schools
One of the best ways of using sign language in schools, especially in primary schools, is to turn it into a fun class exercise - the benefits are numerous and manifold....
Using the Internet to Learn Sign Language
As the internet evolved, so it became possible to use moving graphics, which showed exactly how a word or phrase was signed, changing the way sign language is learnt forever....
Where to Learn Sign Language
A look at where you can learn sign language....
Who Can Benefit from Sign Language?
The ways in which sign language can benefit a wide range of people....
Working With Deaf Students: A Case Study
John is 22 and a learning support assistant in a further education college, here he shares his experiences of helping deaf students....
Worldwide Signing Information
A look at the ways in which people from different countries can communicate using sign language....
Written Forms of Sign Language
Spoken languages had to evolve into written ones at some point, so there must be a sensible way of making a signed language into one which can be represented in a written form as well. Read on to find...