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polarbearscooby Explorer
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So my best friend is a deaf communications major and to get into this program she needs to sign and introduction to herself. And she wants to include something about Celiac because it will be easier to understand in ASL for the deaf than written words... Only problem is she can't find ANY signs for wheat, rice, etc. And I'm thinking there HAS to be someone out there with celiac disease that knows ASL...

Any body got any ideas? Because I would appreciate them a lot!

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psawyer Proficient
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I can't help directly, but I have sent a message to another board member who may be able to help you.

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Thank you so much!!

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I sign for a learning disabled hearing impaired student at a middle school. I went to school to learn ASL, but she is more used to signed english. Wheat is signed like 'bread', with the dominant hand a 'w'. Rice is like 'soup', using an 'r' for the dominant hand. But I wouldn't use those if the people she is signing to are strictly ASL.

I couldn't find any signs for those in any of my ASL resources, and I haven't been involved in the Deaf community for some time, so there's noone I can ask. Her best bet would be to fingerspell. In fact, one of my websites shows to fingerspell 'rice'. There simply is not always a sign for every word.

Sorry, that's the best I can do. Is there someone she can ask?

glutenfreefroggie Newbie
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Thanks! It's some help. I'm working on asking a handful of other people involved in the Deaf community too, but no one so far seems to have any suggestions besides to fingerspell them. I may just fingerspell them and then use the signs you mentioned you did above, but I'm not sure yet. Thanks for the help and the ideas! It's not that I can't explain what celiac disease is, it's just that I'm a little more limited in the vocabulary I can use to explain it to Deaf friends in ASL in a way that makes sense to them.

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