Sign Language Learning

The process by which people learn a sign language as a first or second language, through instruction, immersion, or self-directed study. For hearing second-language learners, reading back fingerspelling and comprehending fast, connected signing are reported as the hardest skills to develop. Accessible sign-language learning technologies - animated avatars, motion-captured dictionaries, and interactive readback practice - help address the scarcity of fluent Deaf instructors and expand community access to sign language, supporting interpreter pipelines and inclusive communication.