American Sign Language: "residential" The word "residential" means "having to do with living there." So a good generally equivalent concept that can be used to mean "residential" would be "live there." See: LIVE / ADDRESS See: THERE If you mean "residence" then you should probably sign "home" or "house." See: HOME See: HOUSE If you mean residential school for the Deaf, then you should use sign for "Deaf School." To do the sign for "Deaf School" you do the sign for "school" but use "I" hands instead. (Memory aide: In the "old days" people who did not "fit the norm" were placed in "institutions." The word "institution" starts with the letter "I.") The early Deaf schools were "institutions" for the Deaf. RESIDENTIAL-SCHOOL (Deaf School) See: Residential School for the Deaf 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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore." 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 > You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "residential"

The word "residential" means "having to do with living there." So a good generally equivalent concept that can be used to mean "residential" would be "live there."

See: LIVE / ADDRESS
See: THERE

If you mean "residence" then you should probably sign "home" or "house."

See: HOME
See: HOUSE

If you mean residential school for the Deaf, then you should use sign for "Deaf School."
To do the sign for "Deaf School" you do the sign for "school" but use "I" hands instead.
(Memory aide: In the "old days" people who did not "fit the norm" were placed in "institutions." The word "institution" starts with the letter "I.") The early Deaf schools were "institutions" for the Deaf.

RESIDENTIAL-SCHOOL (Deaf School)

See: Residential School for the Deaf

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 something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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