There are many people that are interested in learning sign language. They want to do this not only to be able to communicate with the deaf community, but also to be able to use it in their business practices. If you are able to talk with the deaf using sign language then you will be able to offer them your services and help them as necessary. Although this seems like it is a shallow goal, many of those in the deaf community would welcome someone taking the initiative to learn sign language for this reason. If you have a large population of deaf people in your area, and most areas do, then this is typically a market that is totally untapped. According to U.S. Census records, one out of every 250 people in the United States is functionally deaf. There are many more that have serious hearing impairments and use sign language on a regular basis to communicate. Not being able to speak with these people is simply leaving business on the table, and not many of us can afford to do that. I suggest they should Rocket Sign Language, it really is a good course. You can read more about it here - Rocket Sign Language Reviews.
Sign language is not just a random collection of gestures… it is a full-blown language in its own right, complete with its own grammatical rules. Each country or region has its own sign language, as different from each other as English is from Spanish. Each version of sign language is somewhat linked to the spoken language in its region. For example, American sign language does share similarities with English, even though it is its own language.
The sign language used in England and the UK is known as British Sign Language (BSL). It is the first language of approx. 150,000 deaf people in the British Isles. There are also many thousands of people who are not deaf who BSL such as employers of deaf people, relatives/friends and interpreters.
After reading the facts above, you may think that British Sign Language is difficult to learn. Well the good news is that learning BSL is not as difficult as you may think. Just like learning any other French, Spanish, Japanese or any other language, the hardest part is just getting started. There are many resources for learning BSL. Some are easy to grasp and some are impossible to follow! One of the easier ones out there is a tutorial DVD which can be found at easy-bsl.com but there are also many other different resources both online and offline which are worth researching. If you have any difficulty in finding one to suit you, drop me a line and I will be more than happy to assist you.
Do you know that there is a baby sign language too. In fact there is a very good book on baby sign language - Baby Sign Language.A quick search at Google reveals that there are many tools available to support you in learning and teaching sign language. What I want to share today are ten tips to keep in mind as you move through this journey of ‘talking’ with your baby. Ideally, these tips will encourage and remind you that learning a new language is an ongoing process and one well worth enjoying!
Be simple and intuitive in your signing. ‘First signs’ correlate very well to ‘first words’. It only makes sense that these signs demonstrate things meaningful to your baby. Signs for milk, more, eat, done/finished and sleepy are all one action signs that are used frequently and learned quickly