Hearing is the Sense of perceiving Sound, but even more important is listening, the focused skill of paying attention and understanding the message. For both the Deaf and the Hearing World, Listening is essential to Communication and Connection.
My cartoon of a Deaf Cub Reporter dressed in black with her Mobile Phone shows two ASL hand signs for LISTEN.
The Thumb of the THREE hand at the ear as the fingers retract and relax twice, like fingers bringing the sound to the ear or the visual of two eyes taking in new information.
A hand sign that is also used for HEAR. Similar to the hand sign for EAVESDROP.
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The index finger taps the ear twice, a gesture to listen up.
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First Posted June 24. 2024
ASL is constantly growing. Thanks to an informative post by Public Figure Chad Johnson, I updated the cartoon to include another ASL sign for LISTEN. The index finger taps the ear.