| American sign language is widely used across the | | | | language there that you don't know. Using your hands |
| world. It is a great way to communicate. Can you learn | | | | as a form of "sign language" will help you get your |
| sign language online? Yes! There are some great | | | | message across. |
| places on the Internet where you can order excellent | | | | Some people may think that learning to sign is too |
| courses that will teach you how to sign in a snap. | | | | hard. It is not the same thing as learning to just speak |
| Sign language is like the universal language. Using your | | | | another language, you have to use your hands. Many |
| hands to convey what you mean to others can easily | | | | people already use or have used some form of sign |
| break down language barriers. Imagine if you are in a | | | | language in their lives. It is actually very easy to learn! If |
| foreign country and do not speak their native language | | | | you find the right course or teacher, learning it will be a |
| well. How would you communicate something | | | | breeze. Babies can be taught how to sign before they |
| important, such as needing a hospital or some other | | | | are able to speak. They can pick it up very easily, as |
| form of help? The only way you would be able to | | | | all they need is repetition. If an infant can learn to sign |
| "speak" without an interpreter would be through using | | | | as a way to communicate, anyone can learn. |
| your hands. In essence, you would be "deaf" to the | | | | |