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Unit 1: Lesson 1

In my first lesson, I learned how to sign numbers 0 through 15. The number 0 is always signed with the palm out.  According to the course I am taking, numbers 1 through 5 are signed with the palm out, except when they are modifying nouns. So the number 3 in “three eggs” would be …

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Unit 1: Intro to ASL and the Deaf Community

I started my American Sign Language course on January 12th. The first module introduced the history of the language, the correct terminology to use when referring to Deaf people, and the components of the language.  American Sign Language (ASL), as the name suggests, is not an international language. It is localized to the United States, …

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