[Sw-l] HOW CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR SIGNWRITING PROJECTS?

[Valerie Sutton]

A MESSAGE FROM VAL’S DESK
AUGUST 30, 2025

I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HEALTHY AND HAPPY.

THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 30 AND 31, AND MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, IS A HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED STATES, CALLED LABOR DAY. WE REST AND ENJOY LIFE, BEFORE WORK AND SCHOOL RESUMES THE NEXT DAY AFTER LABOR DAY, ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SO THIS WEEKEND I AM TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK BACK AT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE YEAR 2025 SO FAR…

IF YOU GO TO NEW POSTS ON THE SIGNWRITING WEB SITE YOU CAN REVIEW SOME OF THE 2025 PROJECTS:

NEW POSTS ON SIGNWRITING.ORG
https://www.signwriting.org/#NewPosts


EACH ONE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE WONDERFUL CREATIONS, AND THEY ARE ONGOING, AND AS IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS ARE COMPLETED I WILL POST THOSE ADDITIONS.

FOR THE FUTURE... HOW CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR SIGNWRITING PROJECTS?

YES, I AM RETIRED AND I MAY BE SLOW IN RESPONDING, BUT WE STILL CAN GET A LOT DONE AND I AM HAPPY TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS, BOTH OLD AND NEW, AND POST INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.

HERE ARE THE FOUR PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT:

PROJECT 1: NICARAGUAN SIGN LANGUAGE PROJECTS. POSTING MORE NICARAGUAN SIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE WRITTEN IN SIGNWRITING. JAMES SHEPARD-KEGL LEFT A LEGACY OF WRITTEN LITERATURE AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIND ALL OF IT, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PRESERVED.

PROJECT 2: LEARN THE RAND KEYBOARD. YAIR RAND GAVE US AN INVALUABLE TOOL AND I ASK FOR ALL OF YOU TO JOIN ME IN LEARNING HOW TO USE HIS KEYBOARD. IT IS AN OUTSIDE APP, NOT FULLY INTEGRATED INTO ANY ONE COMPUTER PROGRAM, BUT YOU CAN TYPE SIGNS AND SENTENCES IN MULTIPLE SIGN LANGUAGES, WITH TWO KEYBOARD DESIGNS THAT I JUST LOVE, AND THEN WITH A PUSH OF KEYSTROKE, IT ALL BECOMES FSW WHICH YOU CAN THEN PASTE INTO IMPORT INTO SIGNPUDDLE ONLINE, OR IN OTHER PROGRAMS, AND PRESTO, YOU HAVE ENTERED SIGNS AND SENTENCES USING THE RAND KEYBOARD. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE HANDED THIS GIFT AND WANT TO THANK YAIR RAND FOR THIS OUTSTANDING TOOL.

PROJECT 3: WHATS-THAT-SIGN DICTIONARY DATABASE, BY ADAM FROST, THAT IS COMPLETELY BUILT ON STEVE SLEVINSKI’S FSW. ADAM IS WRITING THE MANUAL FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM. YOU CAN SEARCH FOR SIGNS WITH CERTAIN LINGUISTIC PARAMETERS AND FIND VIDEOS AND THE SIGNWRITING FOR EACH ENTRY. BIG JOB BUT SO AMAZING! I HOPE SOMEDAY IT CAN BE EXPANDED TO OTHER SIGN LANGUAGES.

PROJECT 4: IMPROVING WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES TO BE MORE ACCURATE

PROJECT 5: ANNAGRACE - LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE PROJECT WITH SIGNWRITING - IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AND I WANT TO KNOW MORE.

SO THESE ARE MY PROJECTS FOR THE REST OF 2025.

IF YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT PLEASE TELL US!


VALERIE SUTTON
sutton at signwriting.org

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