ASL
The medical abbreviation ASL stands for American Sign Language, which is a visual language used by Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals for communication. It is not related to a medical condition or diagnosis.
To sign "Wisconsin" in American Sign Language, you would fingerspell the letters W-I-S-C-O-N-S-I-N using your dominant hand.
ASL, American Sign Language
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Elaine Costello has written: 'Random House Webster's American Sign Language dictionary' -- subject(s): American Sign Language, Dictionaries 'Random House Webster's American Sign Language Legal Dictionary' 'Say it by signing' -- subject(s): Deaf, Education, English language, Sign language, Study and teaching 'Grandmothers Say It Best' 'Random House Webster's American Sign Language Computer Dictionary' 'Infinitives and gerunds' 'Verbs, past, present, and future (Structured tasks for English practice)' 'Religious signing' -- subject(s): American Sign Language, Christianity, Church work with the deaf, Dictionaries, Judaism, Sign language, Terminology, American sign language 'Random House Webster's pocket American sign language dictionary' -- subject(s): American Sign Language, Dictionaries
According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the abbreviation is "Aus."
Yes, Andrew Foster was fluent in American Sign Language.
American Sign Language was once known {or referred to} (primarily by hearing people, or disability advocacy groups such as the American Red Cross) as Ameslan. There is no distinction between Ameslan and American Sign Language, except that the term "Ameslan" is no longer in prominent usage, wheras the terms American Sign Language and the abbreviated form ASL are. Currently, it is more proper to refer to this Sign Language as American Sign Language rather than Ameslan.
Korean Sign Language (KSL) and American Sign Language (ASL) are different languages with distinct grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. While there may be some signs that are similar due to contact and borrowing between deaf communities, the two languages are not mutually intelligible.
In American Sign Language, you can sign "WHEN YOU BORN?" to ask someone when they were born.
Jamaica uses American Sign language in the education system, but and Jamaican Sign Language (a dialect of ASL) and Jamaican Country Sign Language (a language isolate) are also used.