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Sign Language: Transportation

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Summary: What transportation are you going to use? Do you want to take the bus, a car or a cab? Learn how to do sign language around the town in this free education video.

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By Rachel Berman
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Rachel Berman is a deaf graduate student at Gallaudet University studying audiology. Besides audiology, she is very interested in researching different ways people develop language...read more

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Sign language, an often overlooked language, is incredibly beneficial to know and fun to learn. American sign language is very easy to learn for native English speakers and requires only a modicum of dedication, but the benefits of knowing sign language are immense. Imagine being able to communicate with someone who is often ignored because they cannot hear or speak the same language as those around them. Those who are hearing impaired deal with this on a daily basis. Imagine what an impact it could make their lives to have one more person connect with them by speaking their language. Most likely that would come naturally for you if you only knew how to sign. Well if you would like to learn, you can get some basic lessons from our sign language expert.

Would you like to know how to sign for things related to going out on the town for an afternoon or evening? In this free video series, you will learn the signs you will need to do just that. Learn signs for common things related to transportation, the zoo and clothing stores. Learn signs for movies, sports games and social events. You will also know how to sign at parks, theaters and museums. Finally, find out signs related to the weather.

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"Now I'll teach you some signs for different types of transportation. This is the sign for transportation. Transportation. Car, you might show a car driving down the road. Car. Drive. Bus, bus. Airplane, airplane. When you say Airport, your mouth will say airport. If you're showing the action of flying, you'll actually show that movement. Train, train. Metro or subway, metro. Walk, walk. Bike, bike. Boat, boat. Let's review. Car, bus, train, metro, bike, boat, walk. Practice those signs."

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