The American Sign Language Phrase Book (20 page)

To ask this question, first make the sign of whatever it is that you want to know the meaning of, then sign MEAN WHAT SHRUG.

Either way of signing "deaf" is acceptable, but deaf people use the first one shown below more often than the second one.

Hearing people are referred to as "speaking" people.

The first two signs for "hearing aid" shown here represent the kind of aid that is attached by a cord to a unit worn on the body. The third kind is the type worn behind the ear.

Fingerspell CLUB at the beginning of this sentence. It is not necessary to sign "for deaf people," because the word
club
implies that.