Soccer World Cup of South Africa to broadcast reports in International Sign Language

For the first time, FIFA.com will be broadcasting reports from the month long soccer tournament in International Sign (IS).  The Federation Internationale de Football Association will be holding the 2010 FIFA World Cup of South Africa which will run from June 11th through July 11th.  This will be the first time that the FIFA World Cup is held on African soil, which is a great source of pride for the continent..

Football, the international name for what Americans call soccer, has the largest global following of any sport. Given the worldwide fan base of football, FIFA will provide reports on all 64 matches during the month long games. …Read More!

Paso students go deaf for a day!

Sign-language students at Paso Robles High School got a sense Thursday of what it’s like to get through the day without their hearing.

Three classes of students, adorned with sticky nametags alerting teachers and peers that they were “deaf for the day,” wore earplugs and signed to communicate so they could gain the understanding of what it’s like to be deaf.

It was the students’ idea to wear earplugs to better experience the concepts they were learning, sign language instructor Estella Webb said.

Chris Haag and Minjoo Lee practice the sign for “people” while in an American Sign Language II class. The Paso Robles High School sophomores participated in a “deaf for a day” exercise, wearing earplugs and signing.

Estella Webb, an interpreter, teaches sign language vocabulary to the students.

Some said they felt isolated when they didn’t realize people were talking to them. Others said teachers who knew sign language jumped right in with hand signals throughout the day.

A substitute teacher leading the class Thursday, who also wore earplugs, said he didn’t realize how much his voice vibrated when he spoke. The students will use the experience in an end-of-the-year project, Webb said.

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Is Sign Language A Foreign Or An International Language?

Whilst on a sojourn to the beautiful West Sussex Town of Arundel, I was seated in a café and chanced upon two deaf German tourists communicating by Sign Language. Now whilst this may not have been an unusual sight in itself, what made it somewhat remarkable for me was that not four tables further down, there was a small group of deaf English visitors, likewise communicating by Sign Language; this lead me to ponder…was Sign Language actually a foreign language or………..Read more

The Advantages Of Sign Language

Sign language is not just a random collection of gestures… it is a full-blown language in its own right, complete with its own grammatical rules. Each country or region has its own sign language, as different from each other as English is from Spanish. Each version of sign language is somewhat linked to the spoken language in its region. For example, American sign language does share similarities with English, even though it is its own language.

Sign language is not based on sentences like English, but on phrases and ideas. When translating sign language into English, for example, some words will have a direct translation. Others find no adequate translation for the true meaning, just like translating Japanese to English, or English to Arabic……Read more

Topic: Who invented Sign Language?

I found this following article from a article  directory, I assumed it is written by someone who knows what she is talking about but I was quite horrified to find she is using the word, a word we all hate:  “MUTE”!

“Wondering who invented sign language that helped the deaf and mute communicate? The following article will take a sneak preview in the past and answer your question on who invented sign language.”  Read her full article and tell us if she does know what she is talking about!

And WTF is that picture of the hands…am I missing something?

The History of Sign Language Unveiled

The history of sign language is littered with shocking events. At several points in history, some not long ago, deaf people were strongly oppressed. At one point, they were even denied their basic rights. How their language, sign language, was treated during these oppressive times is directly related to why the deaf place such a high value on sign language today.

The first person to make a claim about deaf people was Aristotle. He theorized that people are only able to learn by hearing spoken words….Read more

Topic:  Sign Language is Not Universal

Sign language is a method of communication that uses the hands to express words and ideas. People who are deaf or who are hearing impaired often use sign language in addition to reading lips and written communication to communicate. Sign language is not universal however. There are, in fact, many forms of sign language. We most commonly see ASL, that is American Sign Language which is a language based on….Read more

Why Everyone Should Learn Sign Language

Communication is the key to successful interactions in all of life. It is necessary for business and personal connections. People who are deprived of a means of communication can become very frustrated and at times are prevented from contributing to their full potential. This is one reason why everyone should learn sign language.

Sign language gives a deaf person his “voice”. Not just people who are born deaf, but people who have lost their voice for medical reasons, or who have never made the neural connection to speak  It is arrogant of society to insist that these people MUST learn to speak. It is difficult for deaf people….read more

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Deaf Peoples Christmas Wishes:

Now Christmas is getting nearer, we would like to know what does the Deaf people want for Christmas…

I would like to wake up on Christmas morning to find a note saying that every person on earth has decided to learn sign language!

What about you?