sign language

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The first hurdle if he ends up staying in Colombia, is that he and his mother will have to learn Colombian sign language, which differs from American sign language.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Growing up, I never learned sign language, and that barrier prevented me from really connecting with my dad,” Osmond said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

"People think sign language is just for deaf people but it's so much more than that, especially for people who are losing their hearing," Ayling-Ellis explains.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

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 • Oct. 7, 2025

In some families the children worked out a sign language, but here the children spoke English, which their parents didn’t seem to hear.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston