Learn to Sign Week
| Published: 2nd October 2007 10:59 |
In response to the Government's recognition of British Sign Language (BSL), the British Deaf Association (BDA) is challenging everyone in the UK to learn a sign. BSL is the first or preferred language of around 70,000 Deaf people in the UK.
Children can have fun learning a new skill whilst learning about a different way of communicating. Children who want to learn to fingerspell their name and raise money for the BDA will receive a bookmark with the fingerspelling alphabet.
Did you know...
· BSL has its own grammar and vocabulary, just like any other language?
· Sign Languages are different all over the world, and even have regional dialects?
· Most British Deaf children are not allowed to be educated in BSL?
Want to learn more?
The BSL Academy develops and runs Deaf-led BSL courses at all levels - from BSL Awareness to Advanced BSL - there is something for everyone!
For more information visit the British Deaf Association and Learn to Sign websites.
The British Deaf Association is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. They represent the Deaf community, a community united by shared experiences, history and, above all, by a common language: British Sign Language.
Learn to sign the alphabet
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