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I wasn't sure where to post this so here is as good a place as any.
I was thinking of sign language the other day (don't ask me why). I wondered if sign language is the same for all languages...since it contains an alphabet and alphabets can differ from language to language.
Any information from anyone is welcomed. I always thought it would be fascinating to learn sign language. Do we have any ES users who are able to sign? Posts: 13440 | Registered: Feb 2006
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yes i know how to sign . i use to go visit a lady in a nursing home who was deaf and blind . she use to hold my hand and i would talk to her that way. what an experience.. i am a little rusty now . i haven't did it for sop long. but i still know the ABC's Posts: 9443 | From: USA...... | Registered: Jun 2006
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Oh great, how exciting, and what a nice opporunity you had to visit that woman. Do you know if it is universal, the sign language you learned I mean?
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there are a few different ways of signing but the changes are not very noticable makaton is used when ur signing with children its an easy version for them to learn
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Look it up on the web and learn it for your daughter--it is wonderful!! My son (21mos) and nephew (1yr) both use many of the signs and it is so helpful to know what they want. They say it helps them as they don't get frustrated trying to convey what they mean. And as I'm sure your child will speak arabic and english, think how nice it will be for a third language Posts: 219 | From: Ohio, USA | Registered: Jun 2002
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There are quite a few books and videos out. Try to purchase if you can! Good luck!
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It's actually different smuckers, I met a few people who sign in Egypt and it is different. Met an amazing, let me say that again amazing, Egyptian woman who's deaf and is so super creative (oh if I could remember where her blog is). I will actually be taking an American Sign Language class in a month! I'm very excited.
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well im kinda from the 80's and in louisiana they taight us the basics in singing in the 7th grade do they do that nowa days too?
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quote:Originally posted by tina kamal: well im kinda from the 80's and in louisiana they taight us the basics in singing in the 7th grade do they do that nowa days too?
Hey, I haven't see you on here for a while! What have you been up to? Posts: 30135 | From: The owner of this website killed ES....... | Registered: Feb 2004
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When I was a kid I wished to be a teacher for retarded kids and I kept that dream for quite long time but when it came to graduation in high school I changed my views of the world at that critical time ....
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Korvin, I'm not sure what it is that you do, but if you happen to be an engineer (or someone out there that is reading is) the streets and buildings really need to be made alot more handicap-friendly! You reminded me of kids with cerebral palsy, who are not retarded, but some are in wheelchairs and their poor mothers have to carry them all over the place.
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