fingerspelling

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I pressed “play” again and watched Will’s careful signing, his fingerspelling, his nervous relief at the end.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

The company launched fingerspelling mobile app Ace ASL for iOS in April, and for Android earlier this month.

From The Verge • Sep. 21, 2021

“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 • Aug. 13, 2021

I spoke to Richer via email about what she thought of this year’s Oscars, her experience working on The Shape of Water, and that one particularly profane fingerspelling scene.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2018

We heard how he could communicate with anybody and used to hand out fingerspelling alphabet cards to his hearing relatives.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2014