An introduction to the expressive language of the deaf, organized by subject areas, including Pets, People, Numbers, Sports, Travel, Science, Thoughts and Feelings, and Places.

What would life be like without language? For too many deaf people raised in rural outposts, access to a sign-language community is denied and they are condemned to a life without words. Such injustice deserves our attention and is explored with care in this haunting story of two deaf siblings, Dulce Maria (28) and Francisco (22), who have been raised their entire lives without access to any written, spoken, or signed language on a farm in northern...

Presents the handshape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.

An introduction to the sign language used by many deaf and hearing-impaired people.

The actress Linda Bove introduces letters of the alphabet and useful words in sign language while the residents of Sesame Street cavort with depictions of the words signed.

Rachel Coleman, signer and designer