Author Archives: aslsign

Why Its so Satisfying to Work as a Sign Language Interpreter

A sign language is a complete and comprehensive language of its own. It is not just some gestures which are random and used to convey a meaning. Sign language also has a set of grammar rules to go by. This language is mainly used by people who are hearing and speech handicapped. People […]

How the British Sign Language is Influenced by the Spoken English

The British Sign Language or BSL is the Sign language that is used widely by the people in the United Kingdom. This Language is preferred over other languages by a large number of deaf people in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that there are about thirty thousand to seventy thousand people who use […]

Sign Language Basics – Directionality

Sign languages are different because they are three-dimentional spatial languages. Far from being simply spoken languages put on the hands, they are real languages on their own. They are rich, dramatic, efficient and elaborate. Sign languages have components that no spoken languages have. One of these components is directionality. To illustrate this, I’ll use […]

What is the best American Sign Language program?

I’m intensely into American Sign Language. It’s all I ever talk about. Anyway, my mother promised to buy me a Sign Language program for the computer, and a book to accompany it, for my sixteenth birthday this Monday. However, I have absolutely no clue about which programs are best. Can anyone recommend a good computer […]

Is the tea party brewing a revolution? Tell us what you think (with poll)

Is the tea party brewing a revolution? Tell us what you think (with poll) The Associated Press reviewed tea party operations in almost every state, interviewing dozens of local organizers as well as Democratic and Republican strategists to produce a portrait of the movement to date — and its prospects for tilting this November’s elections. […]

Asl Wins Wire Harness Contract From Canberra, The Leading Nuclear Leak Detection Company

Assembly Solutions Ltd was recently selected by CANBERRA for their new wire harness contract. CANBERRA (an AREVA group company) chose Assembly Solutions due to their expertise in the production of best quality wiring looms. For the last several years, Assembly Solutions has been manufacturing electrical wiring harnesses to cater for the needs of industrial […]

Lit Beat

Lit Beat “WRITE WHERE YOU ARE,” the 2010 Biennial Writers’ Conference, for writers and aspiring writers, sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women, Honolulu branch; 6:30-9 p.m. April 9 and 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 10, Punahou School; $100; registration, Carol Egan, 254-3271. Read more on Honolulu Advertiser .