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Sign Friends v1.00 REGISTRATION $30.00
SIGN FRIENDS EDUCATION HANDICAPPED DEC89 MISC
~FILES: sign33.sdn
Initial Release
Sign Friends is an interactive program designed to teach sign
language utilizing the graphic and animation capabilities of
the computer. Compressed into two files, so that it can be
extracted onto either a floppy or hard drive system, it
consists of Sign Friends I (file name is SIGN33-A.EXE) and
Sign Friends II (file name SIGN33-B.EXE). A .DOC file
(SIGN33.DOC) also accompanies these, describing installation
procedures.
Written in GWBasic, the user will need either that or BASICA
if he/she has a true IBM and CGA capabilities in order to run
the program. Further details are described in a read.me file
included with both programs.
Sign Friends is topically arranged according to chapters of
approximately seven words each, with the exception of the
alphabet and numbers. There are over 200 words to date in
Sign friends. An index concludes Sign Friends I. Each
chapter includes a practice and a test portion. Student
results are displayed at the end of each test. Sign Friends
is totally menu-driven and requires little or no computer
competence for its use. The vocabulary is on an elementary
level, little reading ability is required, thus it is
suitable for use with children as well as adults. Both
programs include a fingerspeller.
Topics include, the alphabet, numbers, days of the week,
colors, interrogative words, emotions, prepositions,
important and more important persons, activities associated
with morning and evening, places, seasons, cognitive words,
basic survival words, transportation, communication, setting
the table, the body in space, clothing, medical words,
shopping, opposites and more opposites, sports. As this is
still being written many more topics will be included in the
future.
Registration is requested but not required. A fee of $30 or
of any amount will greatly aid in the continuation of this
work, as well as feedback of any kind to:
SIGN FRIENDS
79 Glenmere Ave.
Florida, N.Y. 10921
Registration entitles the user to free updates for up to a
year.
Sign Friends was written for my brain-injured child who,
while hearing, is unable to speak and depends on sign for
expressive communication. It is my hope that a world more
fluent in sign will be a world more accessible to her and
children like her.
(SDA format Copyright 1989 SDN Project for SDNet/Works! (sm))
DEC89 MISC