unicycle in hands

i dont get it. Is that how you spell unicycle to a deaf person?

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musketman said:

i dont get it. Is that how you spell unicycle to a deaf person?

correct

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Maybe in some countries, but not in the UK. UK finger spelling uses two
hands to form the letter, there IS a sign in BSL for unicycle*, but
its not very well known so you may have to spell the word out the
first time you use it with someone new.
* R hand, point 1st finger only upwards ( fist towards you), turn hand
so 1st finger points accross your body ( to the left), use 1st finger
to describe a single circle in the air (like a wheel).
* #2 - when I say a sign in BSL, I don;t think you would find it in a
BSL dictonary, but its been used by deaf and hearing unicyclists
talking to each other and to deaf non riders. I used it in Yorkshire
between 1995 - 98.

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Leo's version was ASL. American Sign Language. Check out the whole
alphabet here, a little app I put together a few years ago. This is my
wife's company, and her web site will be updated (by me) before mine
is... :p

http://www.stepsite.com/alphabet.htm

Sign language varies from country to country, as it is usually based
off the local language there. For example, when we went to China for
Unicon in 2000, there was a group of riders from a deaf school (in
China). Jacquie was unable to communicate with them, as their signs
were completely foreign to her.

American Sign Language is derived from French Sign Language. There's a
whole story there, which I won't get into...

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