
	Spread the word, or should I say, "Lets Spread the Signs" If you don't know the hand shapes below, here's a great place to start your hands to glow, and if you do share the hand shapes with someone new. And for Understanding sake, lets all learn to Communicate!
		Here are the first 26 hand shapes that represent the English alphabet. When fingerspelling "Palm Orientation" should be facing the person you are signing to. Exceptions are the hand shapes g and h palm face yourself, p, and q palm face down.
	When signing the number zero palm should face to the left. with numbers 1 - 5 palm is facing yourself and the numbers 6 - 9 palm is facing the person you're signing to.
	Body stances and facial expressions show emotions and convey lots of meaning to your signing conversation.
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