Nonbinary

Funny

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Funny in American Sign Language. H handshape brushes nose two or three times. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign. Face outline and lips are blue. Background is transparent.

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Aro

Sources: Rogan Shannon

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The sign for Aro in American Sign Language in the colors of the aromantic pride colors. The handshapes A, R, and O in translucent green, light green, and grey with black nails. The hands are translucent and overlapping.

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Major

It's my first day back to school. Comment/tag your Major!

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The Sign for Major in American Sign Language. Both hands in B handshape. Pinky edge of dominant hand slides forward against thumb edge of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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Reblogging because it's my birthday next week :3

The Knoxville Center of the Deaf is having a gala and I wanna go! Tickets are $90 so I'm doing commissions. The KCD offers great services and I'd love to support them. Here's a link for anyone that wants more information or to support them directly!

Request a commission through my ko-fi or message for details. My venmo is @Lloyd_E

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15 dollars per sign. Examples shown are "Good" and "Behavior" for $15, "Good Night" for $30 and "Anthropology" or "the Study of Human Behavior" for $45.

25 dollars per stylized sign. Examples shown are "Bones" drawn with a skeletal design and "Frog" which has a frog face included in the design for $25. The signs "Lesbian" "Gay" "Bi" "Trans" colored in their respective pride flag colors together are $80.

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Candle

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Candle in American Sign Language. Base hand in 1 handshape touches palm of dominant hand. Dominant hand is in 5 handshape with palm facing signer. Fingers wiggle. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent pink, red, orange, and yellow in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.

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Chuck Baird's Crocodile Dundee, 1992

Sources: Deaf-art.org | Profiles, Chuck Baird, DeafArt.org | Artworks, Descriptions

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Mirroring a crocodile's huge, fearsome jaws, a pair of arms lies directly beneath them, parodying their drawbridge motion. (DSP)

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Chuck Baird is a De'VIA (Deaf View / Image Art) artist, and he's got a lot of cool stuff that incorporates American Sign Language! I think this one, Tyger Tyger, and the whale one are my favorites. Check him out!

Keep

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Keep in American Sign Language. Both hands in K handshape. The pinky side of dominant hand connects and rests on thumb side of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.

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Invisible/Overlooked

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Invisible/Overlooked in American Sign Language. Hand upright in in open B handshape palm facing back rotates at the elbow so hand swipes past the face.

Image 1 is white to blend in with tumblr's true blue mode, image 2 is dark blue to blend in with tumblr's low-contrast mode, and image 3 is dark grey to blend in with tumblr's dark mode

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Not an app but the Knoxville Center of the Deaf will have free classes starting in January. If you can't wait, Bill Vicars has lessons for free on YouTube. I don't know of any free apps, but ASLDeafined is the one I recommend. Its $36/year. Here's a longer, more detailed list of resources if you're interested

Does anyone know any apps for learning asl that don’t require u to pay for lessons after the first few

Schizophrenia

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Schizophrenia in American Sign Language. S handshape at the forehead, palm out opens to B handshape and zigzags slightly as it moves down. Movement is illustrated by arms that are shades of blue with white highlights in different stages of the sign. Silhouette of head is dark blue.

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