Handshape In sign language there are a variety of handshapes that are used to create signs. The majority of these handshapes come from the manual alphabet and numbers and can have slight modification to the handshape and C hand shape. (For images representing the manual alphabet and numbers please refer to pages 4 and 5 of the booklet) Carol struggles to produce select handshapes, some of which are acceptable modification, some of which are due to lack of focus and need to be practiced. An example of an accepted modification is when Carol produces a sign with a C handshape it often appears to look like an E handshape. (Figure 1.1) Select modification have been deemed unacceptable by her team, such as when Carol signs two handed signs that
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In general she has the ability to understand where here hands should be located to produce a sign. The exception to this would be with signs that require your left hand to sign on the right side of the body or the right hand to sign on the left side of the body. This is not an accepted modification and her accuracy has improved with practice. An example of this would be the sign BOSS where the right hand is in a B handshape and taps the left upper chest. Carol has been known to tap her right upper chest with her right hand when attempting to sign BOSS. (Figure 3.1) Another example of this would be when Carol signs REST which requires the signer to cross their arms and touch their shoulders with the opposite hands. (Figure 3.2) When Carol signs this she will touch her right shoulder with her right hand and her left shoulder with her left hand. When Carol signs like this staff are instructed to correct the location of her …show more content…
For example, in sign language if the signer asks a yes/no question they should raise their eyebrows and if they ask a question that requires more of a response, they would lower their eyebrows. Also if the signer was describing something small they would make their mouth into the shape that your mouth makes at the end of the word “blue.” If the signer is describing something large they would make their mouth bigger, like when saying “Cha.” Carol seems to lack the understanding of the use of non-manual signals and this could be attributed to the fact that she has autism. Often when Carol signs she has a lack of facial expression, and cannot understand the need to move her mouth or her eyebrows to ask questions. In general though Carol lets you know she is asking a question by then signing the answer she wants you to give. An example of this would be if she signs POP YES. This means that she is asking you for a pop and she would like for you to say yes. It is important for staff to understand not only how Carol uses sign language but also how she produces the signs she uses. This is important in order to make sure that staff know when to correct Carol’s signing and when she is using an acceptable modification to a sign. If staff correct Carol when she is singing a modified version of a sign this could
In general she has the ability to understand where here hands should be located to produce a sign. The exception to this would be with signs that require your left hand to sign on the right side of the body or the right hand to sign on the left side of the body. This is not an accepted modification and her accuracy has improved with practice. An example of this would be the sign BOSS where the right hand is in a B handshape and taps the left upper chest. Carol has been known to tap her right upper chest with her right hand when attempting to sign BOSS. (Figure 3.1) Another example of this would be when Carol signs REST which requires the signer to cross their arms and touch their shoulders with the opposite hands. (Figure 3.2) When Carol signs this she will touch her right shoulder with her right hand and her left shoulder with her left hand. When Carol signs like this staff are instructed to correct the location of her …show more content…
For example, in sign language if the signer asks a yes/no question they should raise their eyebrows and if they ask a question that requires more of a response, they would lower their eyebrows. Also if the signer was describing something small they would make their mouth into the shape that your mouth makes at the end of the word “blue.” If the signer is describing something large they would make their mouth bigger, like when saying “Cha.” Carol seems to lack the understanding of the use of non-manual signals and this could be attributed to the fact that she has autism. Often when Carol signs she has a lack of facial expression, and cannot understand the need to move her mouth or her eyebrows to ask questions. In general though Carol lets you know she is asking a question by then signing the answer she wants you to give. An example of this would be if she signs POP YES. This means that she is asking you for a pop and she would like for you to say yes. It is important for staff to understand not only how Carol uses sign language but also how she produces the signs she uses. This is important in order to make sure that staff know when to correct Carol’s signing and when she is using an acceptable modification to a sign. If staff correct Carol when she is singing a modified version of a sign this could