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Sign Vocabulary & Tips for Easier Communication with Me

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    Ready? (Signed only)
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    Bathroom
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    Toilet
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    Communication
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    Communication Board
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    Understand?
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    Do you understand?
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    If I ask you if you understand...
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    um...PLEASE repeat back to me...
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    um, what you think I said.
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    Hungry
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    Eat
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    Food
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    Radio (walkie-talkie)
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    Betsy (sign-name: B-hand + "sweet")
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    Dog
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    Dog
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    D-O-G
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    Dog
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    Finish(ed)
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    Finished. Already.
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    Finish means past tense/before.
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    For example, "I eat finish" (I ate already).
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    Call. (Call out for)
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    Will you call Betsy?
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    Out
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    Out
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    Outside
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    Outside
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    Close the door.
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    Open the door.
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    Window.
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    Open the window.
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    Close the window.
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    Phone
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    Call (on the telephone)
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    Computer
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    Keyboard
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    Mouse (computer mouse)
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    Touch pad
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    Paper (writing paper)
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    Pen
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    Mail
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    Do you mind?
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    For example
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    Do you mind bringing me some paper?
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    Question mark
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    Question
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    Means I'm asking you...
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    More information
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    to help me, er, help YOU understand me:
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    Watch my eyes.
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    When I'm looking here or there, watch where I'm looking.
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    Follow where I look and try to hold up the thing
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    Then say:
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    "Is this the thing? What about this? This?"
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    "Yes?" "No?"
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    You can always ask me yes or no
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    Because I can say (voices/hums) "MM-hmm" or "Uh-Nmm"
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    Please repeat what I say to you
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    Or what you think you heard me say.
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    Oh. How you say my name...
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    My name: "W-A-X" Wax! "L-E-R"
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    Please try to learn fingerspelling (manual alphabet)
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    "A" [Betsy: Hold your hand over to the right]
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    "A" [Betsy: Down]
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    "A" [Betsy: There you go]
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    B
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    C
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    D
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    E
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    F
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    G
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    H
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    I
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    J
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    K
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    L
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    M
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    N
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    O
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    P
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    Q
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    R
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    S
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    T
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    U
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    V
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    X... W
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    X
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    Y
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    Z
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    Thank you!
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    "Thank you" and "Good" are similar signs
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    Thank you.
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    Thank you very much
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    Bye!
Title:
Sign Vocabulary & Tips for Easier Communication with Me
Description:

For my personal care assistants (PCAs), especially new hires. Please watch it with the sound or captions on first to learn the signs. Then try watching with the sound and captions OFF to see if you can remember the vocab!

Most of these are basic ASL (American Sign Language) signs, but a few of them are signs I've made up, for which I don't know the real signs (such as for the 2-way radio, computer mouse, and computer touchpad). I use a lot of V/G (visual/gestural) to communicate when my voice isn't working. But I thought the best way to help you learn to understand me is from me. :-)

If you want to learn real ASL, don't learn it from me. I have a lot of bad habits, and sometimes my impairments get in the way (that was a very tired middle finger on the "K"!). Learn real ASL from a Deaf teacher!
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