fingerspelling

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It’s urgent work for the deaf community: without access to the right terms, discussing, say, mitochondria means spelling out M-I-T-O-C-H-O-N-D-R-I-A in sign language — an often tedious process known as fingerspelling.

From The Verge

That fingerspelling is one way to spot the coffee giant’s first U.S. signing store, where 24 deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing employees run the shop using ASL.

From Seattle Times

The researchers also watched babies’ gazes as they observed a signer “fingerspelling,” spelling out words with individually signed letters.

From Science Magazine

As the stories progress, children can press highlighted words for a video of someone signing and fingerspelling.

From Washington Post

But Liz Ball, who is deafblind and communicates through tactile fingerspelling - where words are spelled out on her hand - calls the voting process antiquated.

From BBC