[nabs-l] american sign language

[Beth Debus]

Hi Darian, I had to learn sign language when I worked at a school for the deaf. There are many different ways to learn. Someone can sign in your hand, you can feel their hands as they sign, or you can have them sign a little slower until you get the hang of it by watching. The person who taught me most of the sign language I know is deaf. I would finger spell words I didn't know. Then he would teach me the sign. Once you start using it everyday it's so easy to learn. 
 
Beth

--- On Mon, 12/13/10, Kat Bottner <kat.bottner at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Kat Bottner <kat.bottner at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] american sign language
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, December 13, 2010, 8:11 PM


            Hey all,
I have had experience in sign language as a person with low vision, and I
have to have people sign in my hand as I'm not able to see when people sign
to me.  I don't' need sign for myself, but I want to learn it because I
think it's a beautiful language.  I am also hearing impaired so I went to
the Helen Keller National Center on Long Island, so I had to learn sign
language in order to talk to the students while I was living there.  I want
to get back into learning sign, so I'm trying to think of ways for someone
who has low vision and who is a Braille user can learn it successfully.  I
have taken three classes in sign and have had interpreters in all three
classes, and that was a huge help.  I hope this information helps.

Take Care,
Kat

-----Original Message-----
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Of Darian Smith
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 1:56 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] american sign language

Hello list,
  I was wondering  if anyone has expirience being taught sign language
as a blind person? for the field that I wish to go into, I would like
to have  the ability to communicate with the deaf, and obviously sign
would be a really good way of doing this :).

any pointers, resources, etc wuld be greatly appreciated!
  Best,
  Darian
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