American Sign Language: "Atlanta" Touch the thumb of your right "A" hand to the left half of your chest, then move it to the right side. The thumb doesn't drag along your chest. It touches at the beginning of the sign then at the end. Also it doesn't even need to touch. You can just bring the hand near the chest as if you were going to touch it. If I'm signing slow and carefully, I make contact, if I'm signing quickly and casually I don't make contact. ATLANTA: Here is Byron showing that you may see the sign Atlanta starting on the right and moving to the left. ATLANTA (Version 2) Model: Byron Cantrell (Native Deaf, Deaf School/Georgia, Deaf wife, Deaf kids, long-time ASL instructor.) You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "Atlanta"

Touch the thumb of your right "A" hand to the left half of your chest, then move it to the right side. The thumb doesn't drag along your chest. It touches at the beginning of the sign then at the end. Also it doesn't even need to touch. You can just bring the hand near the chest as if you were going to touch it. If I'm signing slow and carefully, I make contact, if I'm signing quickly and casually I don't make contact.

ATLANTA:

Here is Byron showing that you may see the sign Atlanta starting on the right and moving to the left.

ATLANTA (Version 2)

Model: Byron Cantrell (Native Deaf, Deaf School/Georgia, Deaf wife, Deaf kids, long-time ASL instructor.)

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >