What are the top 10 things you can do with sign language? Here are some of the things you can do.
1. Get a Job Using Sign Language
Get a career involving sign language. There are many options besides being a sign language interpreter. For example, if you have a psychology degree and learn sign language, you could become a psychotherapist for deaf and hard of hearing people. For those who are truly fluent in sign language, another option is to become a professional sign language teacher.2. Communicate with Nonverbal People in Sign Language
Use it to communicate with people who can not talk. Not everyone who uses sign language is deaf. There are people who are unable to talk, sometimes because of a physical disability or a medical reason. The topic of nonverbal sign language users comes up on the About.com Deafness blog from time to time. Related blog post topics:3. Be Creative with Sign Language
You can use sign language creatively. For example, you can create art with sign language clip art, or bake cookies with an I Love You handshape. (You can buy ILU cookie cutters, etc. from vendors of deaf/hard of hearing products.) Sign language fonts can be downloaded and used to "write" on the computer.4. Make Movies Using Sign Language
You can make a movie featuring people communicating in sign language. In fact, one of the fastest growing aspects of the deaf culture is deaf cinema. Deaf film companies are producing professional deaf movies with actors using sign language. Deaf film festivals that celebrate and showcase these films are being held across the country.
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5. Talk to a Baby in Sign Language
Teach a hearing baby sign language and reduce frustration for both the baby and the parents. Another benefit is that it may help the baby's language development. Baby sign language is popular -- hardly a week goes by without an article in a newspaper somewhere promoting baby sign language. Plus, using baby sign language does not harm speech development.
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