Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

by Grayson, Gabriel

• ISBN13: 9780757000072
• ISBN10: 075700007X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Ingram Distribution Publishing
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Summary

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

Author Biography

GabrielGrayson has served as the chairperson of the Department ofSign Language at New School University in New York City, and as a principalcourt-appointed sign language interpreter for the NYC judicial system. Grayson isalso the best-selling author of the esteemed American Sign Language (ASL)reference guide Talking With Your Hands, Listening With Your Eyes

Table of Contents

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