Sign language is a method of communication which uses hand movements and other gestures to share meaning. sign language is rich, complex language capable of expressing the same scope of thoughts, feelings, intentions and complexities as spoken languages. Today there are more than 100 sign languages in the world. The language of the majority of North American culturally Deaf people is American Sign Language. ASL uses signs composed of specific movements and shapes of the hand and arms and body postures. American Sign Language is the fourth most commonly used language in the United States. It is a visual language with its own grammatical rules.

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