"Gesture in Multiparty Interaction" confronts the competing views that exist regarding gesture's relationship to language. In this work, Emily Shaw examines embodied discourses in American Sign Language and spoken English and seeks to establish conne...

* Featuring more than 1,000 ASL sign drawings * All signs paired with charming color illustrations * Introduction explains how to sign ASL and fingerspell * Complete index of English terms for each sign, including synonyms * Sample sentences using sp...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Menand begins this wide-ranging volume with an essay that extols diversity and warns of the dangers of modifying the human genome. Nora Groce reviews the ways that societies have defined disability and creates an i...

In 1917, Henri Gaillard journeyed to the United States for the centennial celebration of the American School for the Deaf (ASD). The oldest school for deaf students in America, ASD had been confounded by renowned deaf French teacher Laurent Clerc, th...

This is a retelling of the classic fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, specially designed for hearing-impaired children. The book helps them to learn new words and matching signs.

Here is the best book for beginners to learn basic American Sign Language vocabulary! "The Survival Guide" features more than 500 of the most commonly used signs, complete with illustrations and descriptions on how to form each one. Offers fast acces...