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Sign Language for Librarians

Sign Language for Librarians. An introduction to sign language and how to communicate with Deaf patrons. Welcome. Workshop Outline General Communication Tips Basics of Visual Communication Sign Language Basics Alphabet and Numbers Library Signs and Practice Resources Questions.

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Sign Language for Librarians

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  1. Sign Language for Librarians An introduction to sign language and how to communicate with Deaf patrons.

  2. Welcome • Workshop Outline • General Communication Tips • Basics of Visual Communication • Sign Language Basics • Alphabet and Numbers • Library Signs and Practice • Resources • Questions

  3. General Communication Tips • Don’t Assume Method of Communication • Lip reading • Writing (with paper or on a computer) • Interpreter facilitated (Look at Deaf person, not interpreter) • Signing/Fingerspelling • Be Patient • Ask for clarification, take your time • Practice, Practice, Practice • ABC’s in word form, not alphabet • Sign songs

  4. Basics of Visual Communication • Eye Contact • Necessary for visual communication • Facial Expression • Gives meaning and clarification, less wrinkles! • Physical Contact • Tapping shoulder, banging on table, stomping feet • Big Box Signing

  5. Sign Language Basics • Types of Signing – “I saw a car crash into a tree.” and “Saw, Car, Tree” • ASL (American Signed Language) • SEE (Signed Exact English) • PSE (Pigeon Signed English) "Pidgin Sign English in the Deaf Community" from American Sign Language by Charlotte Baker-Shenk and Dennis Cokely. Drawing by Frank A. Paul. Washington, D.C.: Clerc Books, 1980. p. 73

  6. Learning Signs! • Alphabet • Numbers • Communication • Question Words • Location • Reserve and Holds • Time • Being Polite • Checking Out

  7. Additional Signs • Library • Librarian • Research • Online Database • Computer • Website • Internet

  8. Practice and Review • Non Verbal Communication: Facial Expression and Gestures • http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=communicate%20with%20facial%20expression&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS332US332&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#q=deaf+ninja&hl=en&view=2&emb=0 • http://www.ehow.com/video_4943529_american-sign-language-friendly-unfriendly.html • Conversation • Finger Spelling Telephone

  9. Campus and Local Resources • Interpreter Requests • Cassandra Lytle : Phone (301) 314-7209 • http://www.counseling.umd.edu/DSS/forms.html • Video Phone Access • Mckeldin first floor Adaptive Technology lab. • Sign Classes • FREE: Rockville Library Monday nights at 7:00pm • UMD EDSP376 Fundamentals of Sign Language; offered Fall, Spring and Summer

  10. Other Resources • Deaf Studies Internet Resources. (2008). RIT Libraries. Retrieved October 14th, 2009 from http://library.rit.edu/guides/deaf-studies/deaf-studies-internet-resources.html • ASL PRO Dictionary- http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi

  11. Questions?

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