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When you’re choosing a sign language book, if your aim is to communicate with deaf friends, colleagues or children you will probably be best off choosing a guide to British Sign Language (BSL). This is a fully developed language that uses hand gestures, lip movements and facial expressions to communicate a whole range of concepts. It has its own grammar structure and is always evolving and adapting like any other language. According to the British Deaf Association , in 2016, there are around 151,056 British Sign Language users in the UK and 86,700 of them are hearing disabled by official statistics . These stats don’t include the translators, interpreters, and other professionals unless they are using BSL as part of their daily interactions. In June 2014, a teenager, Jade Chapman from Dereham, Norfolk started a campaign “Let Sign Shine” to get signed a petition for sign languages to be taught by the government and in British Schools. British Sign Language was already an official language recognized in 2003 , but there were no facilities in place from the government to introduce it at the school level.

Getting out and about - sign with confidence in a wide range of real-life situations, from travelling to datingAnd as you practise more and more and get more comfortable with it, you’ll be able to do it in front of your chest like A, B, C.