Presented by Tiffany Cooks November 17 th, 2008 Deaf-Blind Interpreting Class
TWO HANDED ALPHABET?? BSL- British Sign Language Sign language used by deaf people in the United Kingdom (UK) However, many people In UK who are not deaf utilize this Like ASL alphabet you can use left or right hand as dominate, depending on the person The dominate hand acts as a “pointer”
Two-handed alphabet and Deaf- Blind?? For DB who use tactile communication use this method as well. Receiver (DB person) holds out hand, palm up so signer can point to letters using the receivers hand as the “paper” To indicate “space” you may squeeze wrist DB 2-handed Example
Let’s Practice!!!!!