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1. |
Learn the
finger-spelling alphabet. Practice signing your name. Practice
finger spelling with a friend. |
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2. |
Learn to
sign the Girls Scout Promise and the Pledge of Allegiance. Teach the
signs to another scout troop. |
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3. |
Learn
some songs in sign language. Put on a show for your parents or
another group of kids. |
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4. |
Play
Charades......see how well you can communicate non-verbally. You may
even want to use some actual sign language. You can find a sign
language dictionary in your local library to help you. |
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5. |
Try to
have a conversation with a friend, without using your voice. Try to
understand each other by reading lips. Then try again using signs
and gestures. |
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6. |
Watch a
video featuring performers who are deaf and use sign language to
communicate. Try watching a regular program on TV, but turn off the
sound. See how much you can understand without the sound on. Try
again, but this time, turn on the closed captioning feature on the
TV. |
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7. |
Learn
about Deaf Culture. Learn about different styles of Sign Language
such as ASL, Signed English and Signing Exact English. Learn about
other ways that people who are deaf can communicate with each other
and with people who can hear. If possible, invited someone who has a
hearing impairment to come to your troop meeting and answer
questions. |
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8. |
Call the
phone company and ask about TTY. Ask them to explain how the TTY
works to enable individuals with hearing impairments to communicate
using the telephone. |
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9. |
Visit a
store that sells hearing aids. Ask the technicians how they work and
ask for a demonstration. Ask about the different types of hearing
aids that are available.
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10. |
Learn
about the history of sign language. |
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