sign language

With so many briefings popping up on TV, I see some speakers (or the networks) provide a feed of an ASL translator on the screen. I have a serious question -- I'm ignorant on this subject. I can see the hand signs sometimes correlating to the narrative. But I often notice the translator...

ABC News story here. It's short and worth the read. Basically the school is threatening to suspend an almost deaf twelve year old girl if she doesn't stop using sign language on the bus. They say it's a safety risk. The girl's parents say that the safety risk is because other students pick...

Introducing AlphaTapp! http://alphatapp.org I created this method of communication a few weeks ago. It is so simple I was wondering if maybe it was too obvious, or possibly revolutionary. (I'm hoping for the latter). It is not a commercial venture, just something I think will be useful. I...

Among various ventures I'm currently involved in, one of the most exciting is that I will soon be opening China's first large-scale infant signing venture. Infant signing is, basically, the use of sign language to communicate with babies before they can speak, and even during the first period...

Today's commentary inlcudes some fingerspelled letters. As of this writing, the letters apppear to spell out "B-A-K-E." My guess is that Mr. Randi intended to spell "F-A-K-E," and I have e-mailed him about that. The "F" has the index finger curled to the thumb. You can see examples of the...

could this be a destructive thing for sound development ?