Must have app for older adults learning ASL
My wife and I are in our mid 70s and trying to learn ASL to support our youngest grandchild (age 6) who is going deaf. The app allows us to simply see how to sign a word or common phrase. We use other apps and a tutor to learn ASL, but quickly found that an accurate and easy to use dictionary is a must have.
If you’re an older adult trying to learn ASL buy this app.
If you’re an older adult trying to learn ASL buy this app.
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I have used this app.. I don’t know how long and it is sooo helpful!! Down to the quizzes it provides and the dictionary. I love it
This is a great resource
I’ve been using this for years. It’s helpful, accurate and easy to find words to remind you of words you may have forgotten, or updated.
Excellent!!
This is such an amazing tool for learning the wonderful language of ASL!
Why the “mouthing”?
Ok, for starters, I love this app. It’s great and worth the storage and the cash.
However I have one extremely minor concern, more like a question: why are the signs “mouthed” in the videos? My ASL teacher at school used to tell me that “mouthing” and signing “is not ASL” and that there’s “something” against it in the Deaf community.
However, I have some possible answers to my questions, and would like confirmation.
Perhaps this is just to help people learn to lip read, or at least stay sharp at it.
Maybe people feel more comfortable this way? Although I feel like it’s just teaching them a less socially acceptable form of signing.
Just wondering if I’m wrong, or if there’s a definite reason.
Anyways, I love this app. It’s beyond useful. Worth every cent.
However I have one extremely minor concern, more like a question: why are the signs “mouthed” in the videos? My ASL teacher at school used to tell me that “mouthing” and signing “is not ASL” and that there’s “something” against it in the Deaf community.
However, I have some possible answers to my questions, and would like confirmation.
Perhaps this is just to help people learn to lip read, or at least stay sharp at it.
Maybe people feel more comfortable this way? Although I feel like it’s just teaching them a less socially acceptable form of signing.
Just wondering if I’m wrong, or if there’s a definite reason.
Anyways, I love this app. It’s beyond useful. Worth every cent.
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Love this. Very helpful
Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for this app. It is quick and simple and easy to navigate. I love it.
I was hoping (and this might be a stupid suggestion) that you could implement a box, that could be next to the buttons on the definition page, that would be a note? I think, for me at least, it would be helpful to get a description on the way a word is signed. For example when some words you shape your hand into the first letter of that word and then sign, it might be really helpful for some people to remember signs better if there’s a small description? Idk if it’d be helpful to most but I just wanted to throw it out there. Anyways I love love love this app. Thank you for making it a really great dictionary.
I was hoping (and this might be a stupid suggestion) that you could implement a box, that could be next to the buttons on the definition page, that would be a note? I think, for me at least, it would be helpful to get a description on the way a word is signed. For example when some words you shape your hand into the first letter of that word and then sign, it might be really helpful for some people to remember signs better if there’s a small description? Idk if it’d be helpful to most but I just wanted to throw it out there. Anyways I love love love this app. Thank you for making it a really great dictionary.
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Functional!
I work with a deaf/autistic person who uses sign and while using this app, we have been able to do a lot of great work together! The app has a lot of signs and the quiz function works great.
Resident Videos
It is an excellent feature
the you can use this app
without internet connection.
Always available! Videos
are resident on your device.
the you can use this app
without internet connection.
Always available! Videos
are resident on your device.
Awesome
It has no adds it’s the best
If you enjoy reading lips
The woman speaks when she signs. Seems to over enunciate. I found myself reading her lips more than watching her sign.
Bit of a distraction for my learning style.
Bit of a distraction for my learning style.
Not too good
Bare bones dictionary with very little context as to the sense of the word; eg. if you look up WORK it doesn't say whether this can be used to mean "this method works" or "my phone works." It would help to know up front what region of the US or Canada all these signs are from, as they have very little in common with the New York style of ASL I am currently learning. Quizzes would be more helpful if they were not multiple choice. A "reveal answer" button would be more useful as I'd have to think more; the choices are so random that only one is even close and it's a giveaway. Thank you.
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Terrible organization. Useless
The content is fine. The organization is terrible. I should see groupings like
Time Expressions
Question Words / Wh words
Conjunctions / Connectors
Quantitative Words
Instead you get “Verbs”. Nouns. Etc. too vague and general.
Time Expressions
Question Words / Wh words
Conjunctions / Connectors
Quantitative Words
Instead you get “Verbs”. Nouns. Etc. too vague and general.
Issues and concerns
I just bought this app. My first 10 minutes I found one missing feature and one irritating.
1. Missing: There are few ways to sign the same word. This app apparently shows only one. Which is a big gap. Can this feature be added?
2. Quizzes: the signer is mouthing the word which becomes a big hint or answer. This reduces the value of the quizzes.
Let me know if these features will be added in future?
Regards
1. Missing: There are few ways to sign the same word. This app apparently shows only one. Which is a big gap. Can this feature be added?
2. Quizzes: the signer is mouthing the word which becomes a big hint or answer. This reduces the value of the quizzes.
Let me know if these features will be added in future?
Regards
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⚠️WARNING: NOT AT ALL ACCURATE⚠️
The only reason why this app has more than 1 star is because of its ease of use in comparison to other services, and it’s pay-once instead of subscription based like ASLDeafined.
I am an ASL student of 3 years, learning from first a licensed interpreter and then a Deaf teacher. While I am not at all an expert, I know my fair share, enough that I could converse with a Deaf person with ease. Because of this, I can say with confidence that many of the signs on this app are not accurate at all. And not just simple mistakes, like backwards hand movements or incorrect parts of the body, but signs that are nowhere like the real ones. For example, the sign the app claims means “cool”, which is normally signed with the thumb of a 5 hand touching your chest and wiggling the fingers, is actually the sign for apple, which is the first knuckle of an x handshape on the cheek. Or the sign the app claims means “about” is actually the sign for “area” or “park”.
If you’re looking to learn ASL, take a course at your local university or community college, learn from members of the community, or invest in ASL Deafined, a service by the Deaf community and interpreters for students.
I am an ASL student of 3 years, learning from first a licensed interpreter and then a Deaf teacher. While I am not at all an expert, I know my fair share, enough that I could converse with a Deaf person with ease. Because of this, I can say with confidence that many of the signs on this app are not accurate at all. And not just simple mistakes, like backwards hand movements or incorrect parts of the body, but signs that are nowhere like the real ones. For example, the sign the app claims means “cool”, which is normally signed with the thumb of a 5 hand touching your chest and wiggling the fingers, is actually the sign for apple, which is the first knuckle of an x handshape on the cheek. Or the sign the app claims means “about” is actually the sign for “area” or “park”.
If you’re looking to learn ASL, take a course at your local university or community college, learn from members of the community, or invest in ASL Deafined, a service by the Deaf community and interpreters for students.
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Really helped
I was born with hearing loss and English was so hard to learn but with this, I learned to speak better! I also can communicate to others because they learned ASL for me!
Best ASL Sign App
I direct an Indigenous language revitalization department for my community and we apply ASL to what we teach. We use it every time we need to know the sign for a word. I would give it 10 stars if it allowed me to change the name for the signs from English to our own language and 20 stars if the lady in the video didn’t mouth the words in English. Also great that it doesn’t collect personal data.
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Great Practice!!
I’m in college taking ASL classes and this has helped me a lot studying
Heaven sent!
this App. My deaf daughter and I use this all of the time
Naughty Girl
Naughty Girl
Very Easy to Use
If you are trying to learn sign language, I would start with a class or an online program, but this app is great once you’re an intermediate speaker.
Hard of hearing to deaf
Love this app as it is helping me learn to sign as there isn’t much support where I live. Thank you for this app.
