fingerspelling

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“I was filming my show about 75 hours a week, but I was always fingerspelling between takes,” said Jones, 19, referring to the practice of using one’s fingers to form individual letters.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s urgent work for the deaf community: without access to the right terms, discussing, say, mitochondria means spelling out M-I-T-O-C-H-O-N-D-R-I-A in sign language — an often tedious process known as fingerspelling.

From The Verge

That fingerspelling is one way to spot the coffee giant’s first U.S. signing store, where 24 deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing employees run the shop using ASL.

From Seattle Times

The researchers also watched babies’ gazes as they observed a signer “fingerspelling,” spelling out words with individually signed letters.

From Science Magazine

As the stories progress, children can press highlighted words for a video of someone signing and fingerspelling.

From Washington Post