sign language
Example Sentences
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People who are born profoundly deaf, meaning they have little or no hearing, often rely on sign language rather than speech to communicate.
From BBC
Now 59, Tina says learning sign language has given her a new way to communicate.
From BBC
Terry Murray, from Rugby, is among a group of NHS patients to have been left feeling frustrated or vulnerable at a city hospital because of a lack of sign language interpreters.
From BBC
“They all speak the same language, but there wasn’t a villain who used sign language. Historically, there have been Deaf criminals, but our history has been marginalized.”
From Los Angeles Times
About 10 bills including laws for sign language protections and compensation to survivors of mother and baby homes are currently going through the legislative process.
From BBC
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