Sign Language Blog

July 9, 2007 on 5:00 am | In Sign Language |

Sign language reflects dialect
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - In an attempt to preserve their local heritage, two groups of hearing impaired people have published a booklet that explains sign language particular to Kagawa Prefecture. “Like spoken words, sign language has dialects,” a spokesman for the Kagawa

The Smoking Section: Special Live Earth London Edition
Rolling Stone - In baby sign-language, she conveyed to her parents and Yours Smokingly that she wanted to put her earplugs back in and check out some more music. On our way into the crowd, Grohl told us that the Foos just recorded a cover of Band on the Run at

EXTRA: Man invents machine with a message
Las Cruces Sun-News - It could also conceivably be used as a method for the hearing and deaf to communicate back and forth, instead of using sign language. Frazier said the chair is also effective in getting one’s bodily fluids moving, so it could help people with poor

Local settings provide extra dimension
Contra Costa Times - Not everything is translated this way, but there is enough to give a good feel for sign language, and a richer context to the story. Not so nice, however, is the fact that Connor, a spirited woman who takes pride in her independence despite her

Can baby sign language delay speech?
MSNBC - Can baby sign language interfere with a child’s speech development? Should a preteen crawl in bed with her parents after a nightmare? Growing Up Healthy answers your queries. Have a question about children’s health and well-being? E-mail the author

Junction Days celebrate past
Idaho State Journal - evening presentation that included an opening prayer in the Bannock language by Shoshone-Bannock elder Ramona Walema and a presentation depicting women in early Idaho. The event came to a close with the Lord’s Prayer, presented in sign language by

MRDD clients have become contributors to the community
Coshocton Tribune - COSHOCTON - What began as a solution to monotony has radiated into the community and beyond. Diane Williams, habilitation manager at Hopewell Industries, wanted to develop a plan that went beyond occupying clients’ time when there wasn’t any sub