Experts on Deaf Culture Help Times Explain Name Signing

Times Insider|How a Question on Sign Language Led to a Deeper Look at Deaf Culture

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How a Question on Sign Language Led to a Deeper Look at Deaf Culture

To understand the process of name signing, a Times team turned to people who knew it best.

Monique Holt, left, Marsellette Davis, top right, and Frank Dattolo explain their name signs in the Times interactive article. “Once we in the Deaf community get to know who you are, then we can honor you with respect by giving you a sign name,” Ms. Davis said in the article. Credit…The New York Times

Published Aug. 30, 2021Updated Aug. 31, 2021, 12:02 a.m. ET

By Sarah Bahr

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How does a person get a name sign — the series of unique gestures used to identify someone in American Sign Language? For a team of [...]

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