Sign Language - Food Signs - Ketchup to McDonalds

One of the most important things that need to be communicated in sign language, especially for children, is food. Books are available with food signs, and signs are available on the web and in regular sign language dictionaries. There is even food safety information in sign language.

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Books

Beginning Sign Language Series: Foods is a thin, colorful picture book of food signs for children, with 43 signs. A similar one from the same publisher is Beginning Sign Language Series: Fruits & Vegetables , with 39 signs.

Food Sign Language Video

The Bravo Family series includes "Beginning ASL Videocourse #2: Breakfast with the Bravo Family," a video that shows breakfast and dining signs. It can be viewed online free on the website of the Described and Captioned Media Program. Another one is "Beginning ASL Videocourse #4: Let's Go Food Shopping," which teaches about shopping at a grocery store and is also available on the DCMP website.

Food Safety Information for Deaf People

The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service offers a series of signed and captioned web videos on food safety. Topics range from E.coli to feeding large groups.

Web Signs and Dictionary Signs

Here are selected food signs for ketchup to Mcdonalds and their example sources from the Sign Language Word Reference Guide at About.com: Deafness:

ketchup ASL Pro
lettuce ASL Browser LessonTutor
knife ASL Pro
lobster Handspeak.com* ASL Browser
lollipop ASL Browser
lunch SignHear ASL Browser
macaroni ASL Browser LessonTutor
margarine ASL Browser
mayonnaise Picture Plus Dictionary
mcdonald's ASL Browser

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* = Paid site

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