Irish fingerspelling / Toe spelling

[CWren at DOE.K12.GA.US]

I have that....  I'm pretty sure its a joke.

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Hi Stefan:

>any idea why the Irish people sign only the "Z" with the left hand? - 
smile

Boy you've got sharp eyes! I think it was a mistake on the part of 
the artist. I have another fingerspelling chart from the RNID, and it 
clearly shows that it is supposed to be the right hand like all the 
others. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the link to this particular page.

Interesting that 16 of the 26 letters are exactly the same as ASL and 
another 3 very close.

I have a number of finger spelling alphabets, but the most unusual 
one I have  is "toe spelling" that people use who don't have any 
hands/arms and so they use their feet to "toe spell." Unfortunately, 
I don't have a clue where I got it from--somewhere on the internet though.

Regards

                                         Neil


Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
Center for Hearing Loss Help
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Stewartstown, PA 17363
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