Communicating in Sign: Creative
Ways to Learn American Sign
Language (ASL) (A Flying Hands
Book) by Diane P. Chambers
A Primer On Deaf Culture And Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is the primary means of communication
among the 22 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in this country -- and
those who live and work with them. Communicating in Sign revolutionizes
the way ASL is taught by offering a beginning vocabulary based on the
grammar and syntax of native signers and illustrating the eye contact,
facial expressions, and body language that accompany hand and mouth
movements. This breakthrough approach to mastering ASL, written for a
general audience, is an invaluable resource for anyone eager to learn a
language that is rapidly becoming part of our mainstream culture and also
for educators, businesses,and organizations working to comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Communicating in Sign places ASL

within the context of Deaf culture and etiquette, delineating the
components that contribute to its depth and richness.
Personal Review: Communicating in Sign: Creative Ways to
Learn American Sign Language (ASL) (A Flying Hands Book) by
Diane P. Chambers
How-to books on ASL, like any other how-to book, must ultimately be
judged on their practical results. Using that standard, Diane Chambers and
her amazing book must receive the highest accolades.Our company
recently decided to teach ASL to all employees because almost five
percent of our workforce was deaf, and there was a noticeable
communication gap between us. In a company of 200 employees we had
only two who were fluent in ASL. Without them to translate and act as a
buffer, the uneasiness we already felt through our communication gap
changed into outright panic as we became reduced to passing written
notes back and forth. Our deaf employees never took part in any company
activies, perfering to associate with themselves. Our personnel director
asked if anyone would be interested in learning ASL and practically the
entire company expressed such an interest. As one of our ASL signers had
ASL teaching experience, he volunteered to give the course. I suggested
Diane Chambers' book and he used it as the text. Using one of our deaf
employees to practice on, the class was held on company time for an hour
a day. The chapters on ASL helped us to "speak" to them, and the chapter
of deaf culture helped us to understand them. The quickest among us
learned in a little over a week, the slower among us took three weeks. But
all can, and do, make use of the ASL they learned and we have a much
more happy, and more productive, office as a result.Many other books of
ASL have nicer covers and nicer illustrations. This one has nicer results.
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