❶ Hold up your index and middle fingers together and place in front of the middle of your forehead (meaning “afternoon” or “noon”). ❷ Hold up both hands to each side of your face with the index fingers pointing up, and bend them toward each other to represent two people bowing to each other (meaning “greeting”).You can watch YUMIE’s sign language lessons on the official Rionet Hearing Aid channel (@RIONETofficial) on YouTube.than sign language. So, please don’t cover your mouth, and simply speak at your normal volume while using sign language. I know that many people, especially nowadays, have gotten into a habit of wearing a mask. But please remember that it would be quite helpful to remove it when talking to a deaf person.* The sign gestures introduced here are the ones used in Japan.❶❷❶❷love me?”), please be sure to express your feelings with your face, too. Deaf people communicate with each other using animated expressions when using sign language. Even if you do not mean it, your blank face can make a hearing-impaired person feel sad. Also, people like me who can lip-read (being able to read lip movements) may rely more on mouth movements during a conversation Tilt your head to the side (meaning “question”) and raise one hand with the index finger pointing up and wave from side to side (meaning “what?”).Hold up your hand to the side of your face as in a salute, and wave. It is an informal greeting for a friend.❶ Hold both hands to each side of your face with the palms facing the other person, and then bring them down in front of your face to cross your wrists over each other (meaning “night” or “darkness”). ❷ Then, as in saying “hello,” hold up both hands to each side of your face with the index fingers pointing up, and bend them toward each other.YUMIEAt age two, Yumie lost most of her hearing in both ears due to sensorineural hearing loss, and at the age of three, she began using Ri-onet hearing aids. She took up bodyboarding when she was 18, became professional at the age of 28, and continued until retiring in 2007. Currently, as the representative of the general incorporated association, Aketara Umi-e (Akeumi), she is work-ing for the realization of deaf nor-malization (a society where there are no barriers between people with and without hearing dis-abilities). She is an ambassador for Rionet hearing aids.Interview and article by Miyuki TakahashiIllustration by Natsuko MaedaHold one hand in front of you with the palm facing down and tap it with side of the other hand like chopping it. Then bow.Lesson 1Lesson 1Hi!One Point LessonOne Point LessonIn this new series, YUMIE, a deaf athlete serving as an ambassador for RIONET hearing aids, will introduce you to the world of sign language in simple lessons.In each issue, she will give us a lesson on sign language used for communication in everyday life.20What’s the matter?Your facial expressions and movement of your mouth are just as important as hand movements!Many novice learners are so focused on their hand movements that they often forget about their facial ex-pressions. When you say “I love you” in sign language with a smile, your feelings will be conveyed effective-ly, but if you say it with a frown, the disparity between the sign language and facial expression will confuse the other person. To keep the other per-son free from doubt (“Do you really Hello.Good evening.Thank you.YUMIEGreetingsRION'sSIGN LANGUAGESIGN LANGUAGECOURSECOURSE
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