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Summary: What color is her hair? Is it long? Learn how to do sign language related to describing people in this free education video.
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
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 describing people? In this free video series, you will learn the signs you will need to do just that. Learn signs for common things related to hair, the face and eyes. Learn signs for height, weight and clothes. You will also know how to sign descriptions for glasses and contacts, and jewelry. Finally, find out signs related to ethnicity.
"Now, I will teach you some signs for hair type and color. Hair. Hair. Curly. Curly. Straight. Straight. Long. Long. Short. For colors, you might have blonde. Similar to the sign for yellow. Brown. Black. Let's review. Curly. Straight. Short. Medium lengths. Long. Brown. Black. Blonde. Cut. You might cut your hair or go to a hair stylist. Good job."
eHow Article: Sign Language: Hair