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    BSL Fingerspelling Alphabet

    Fingerspelling is a way of spelling words using hand movements. The fingerspelling manual alphabet is used in sign language to spell out names of people and places for which there is not a sign. Fingerspelling can also be used to spell words for signs that the signer does not know the sign for, or to clarify a sign that is not known by the person reading the signer. Fingerspelling signs are often also incorporated into other BSL signs.

    British Sign Language (BSL) uses the two-handed alphabet however some other sign languages use the one-handed alphabet.

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    BSL 2 Handed Fingerspelling Alphabet

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    • Simon (admin)
      hi !

      By Simon (admin) · Posted

      Hello @libby jo - Happy to help.  What are you trying to work out?
    • libby jo
      hi !

      By libby jo · Posted

      I'm not quite sure how to use the website could do with some help !😁😁
    • libby jo
      Papercrafting and mermaids!

      By libby jo · Posted

      try print a word 
    • Katie Lyn Moffat
      Occupational therapy and BSL

      By Katie Lyn Moffat · Posted

      Hi there, I've been learning BSL for about two years now and I'm currently half way through my level two course. I am studying occupational therapy at university and I was wondering if anyone on here has experience with occupational therapy as a Deaf service user or know of anyone who has used BSL as a method of communication while using occupational therapy?       
    • sarah1962
      Papercrafting and mermaids!

      By sarah1962 · Posted

      Not quite sure what you mean! I pressed the create button to make my original post asking for the BSL signs mentioned in my post. I don't see what you mean by suggesting I press the create button again!  
    • jovol
      Hi! New to BSL and I'm interested in teaching ESL via BSL

      By jovol · Posted

      Hi there, I'm new to BSL and I am interested in how to teach English as a second language (ESL) to those who are hard of hearing and to those who are visually impaired. If there are any books that would give a seasoned ESL teacher pointers on how to do this, please can you recommend them. I look forward to receiving your recommendations and feedback.
    • libby jo
      Papercrafting and mermaids!

      By libby jo · Posted

       on the top of the page is a create button press that !
    • sarah1962
      Papercrafting and mermaids!

      By sarah1962 · Posted

      I wondered if anybody knows if there is a sign for papercrafting or something similar? I want to be able to tell my friends what my hobbies include without fingerspelling everything, which is arduous for them as much as for me. I make cards and other papercraft things. I also wonder if there is a sign for mermaid? My daughter is obsessed with them. I'm much the same with unicorns so if someone knows a sign for unicorn it would be much appreciated as the one time I tried I ended up trying to show a horn on my head and ended up making a rude sign, which was mortifying to say the least! Many thanks in advance for any help you can give x
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