Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your

Grayson makes sign language accessible, easy, and fun with this comprehensive primer to the techniques, words, and phrases of signing. 800 illustrative photos.

Acknowledgments

vii

The Models

x

Preface

xiii

How to Use This Book

xv

Introduction

1

(6)

What Causes Deafness?

7

(1)

The Telecommunications Relay Service

8

(1)

The Basics

9

(14)

Readings About Deaf Culture

21

(2)

Conversing---Common & Polite Phrases

23

(28)

Baby Talk

25

(8)

The Missing Articles

33

(16)

The Pause That Refreshes

49

(1)

Assisted Listening

50

(1)

Pronouns, People, & Relationships

51

(20)

Helen Keller

59

(5)

Growing Up With Deaf Parents

64

(7)

Actions

71

(38)

When Actions Speak Louder Than Words

72

(32)

Alexander Graham Bell

104

(5)

Home & Clothing

109

(18)

Feeling at Home in a World Without Sound

110

(6)

How Do Deaf People Use the Telephone?

116

(1)

How Do Deaf People Watch Television?

117

(10)

Mealtime & Food

127

(22)

The Rise of Hearing Loss Among Young People

132

(17)

Numbers, Math Terms, Quantity & Money

149

(24)

Days of the Week & Time

173

(14)

Seasons, Animals, Nature & Weather

187

(24)

Hearing Ear Dogs for the Deaf

192

(2)

Internet Users Go Bananas for Koko

194

(14)

Understanding Usher's Syndrome

208

(2)

Alerting the Hard of Hearing About the Weather

210

(1)

School & Education

211

(12)

Building Brain Power With Sign Language

214

(7)

How Do Hearing Tests Work?

221

(1)

Websites to Rely On

222

(1)

Careers, Jobs & the Workplace

223

(20)

Marlee Matlin

224

(1)

Ludwig van Beethoven

225

(1)

Technology Opens Career Doors

226

(4)

Becoming a Sign Language Interpreter

230

(1)

Ear Cell Transplants

231

(11)

The Warmth and Openness of the Deaf

242

(1)

Sports & Leisure

243

(14)

William Hoy

244

(2)

In the Huddle

246

(7)

The USA Deaf Sports Federation

253

(1)

The National Theater of the Deaf

254

(2)

The World of the Deaf in Movies

256

(1)

Location, Direction & Travel

257

(18)

Is Sign Language Universal?

268

(5)

Redefining ``Disability''---Deafness on Martha's Vineyard

273

(1)

Heather Whitestone

274

(1)

Cities, States, Countries, & Governments

275

(18)

Gestuno: The ``International'' Sign Language

278

(1)

Where Are You?

279

(3)

Body Language: A Cultural Perspective

282

(5)

How Many Languages Are Spoken in the World?

287

(3)

The Americans With Disabilities Act

290

(3)

The Body & Health

293

(20)

The Ear and Hearing

297

(6)

Cochlear Implants

303

(2)

The Importance of Early Detection of Hearing Impairment

305

(5)

What Is Tinnitus?

310

(3)

Religion & Holidays

313

(12)

Descriptions, Thoughts & Emotions

325

(36)

Is There a Sign for Every English Word?

339

(17)

Dream a Little Dream

356

(5)

Index

361

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