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Preservation of the Sign language

George W. Veditz, former National Association of the Deaf president, passionately defends the right of deaf individuals to sign instead of verbalize in this recorded, completely signed speech. He signs precisely and uses large gestures for the camera, adding fiery biblical passages for emotional impact. This film includes finger spelling for translation and was created to preserve sign language for future…

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