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Did you know?
According to the World Federation of the Deaf, there are approximately 72 million Deaf people worldwide.
Collectively, they use more than 300 different sign languages.
The more ASL vocabulary a Deaf child knows, the more English vocabulary the child is likely to know.
(Hermans et al. 2008); (Holzinger & Fellinger 2014).
Eager to join in?
Submit a video of you, your family, or your friends signing your favourite words/phrases in BIM through our online form.
It's that easy!
How to find your favourite phrases in sign:
1. MyBIM mobile app
2. signasl.org online dictionary
3. Elma Production on YouTube
9 in 10 Deaf infants are born to hearing parents.
It is important for these parents to support their child's development by committing to sign language at home.
Learn more about language deprivation in the link below.
No two countries have the same sign language, even if they share the same spoken language!
Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM) is the national sign language of Malaysia.