Civil rights issues have become less of a concern for many in Northern Ireland over the past 20 years as laws and policies protecting their rights, and forms of affirmative action, have been implemented for all government offices and many private businesses.
ASL signs vs. English signs. ASL (American Sign Language) is a complete, unique language developed by deaf people, for deaf people and is used in its purest form by people who are Deaf. Being its own language, it not only has its own vocabulary, but also its own grammar that differs from English.
American Sign Language: Numbers. This series of American Sign Language articles describes the signs for the numerals in ASL as well as provides the number in SignWriting and images of the sign. 1  Learn American Sign Language: ASL Numbers 0-10. 2  Learn American Sign Language: ASL Numbers 11-20. 3  Learn American Sign Language: ASL Higher Numbers.