Barron's Dictionary of American Sign Language
(back cover)BARRONâ€™SDictionary ofAmerican Sign LanguageMore than 1,000 signs shown with cross-references to synonyms in the dictionaryCorrect formation of hand shapes emphasized to eliminate confusion and enable the reader to communicate in ASLWhere needed, photos include directional arrows to indicate hand or arm movementsAll photos supplemented with succinct written descriptions of hand and finger formationsIncludes notes on the history of sign language.Geoffrey Pooris Associate Professor, Department of Sign Language and Interpreting Education, at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Previously, he was Instructor of ASL  at the University of Maine, Orono, ME., and worked for the State of Maine as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf.