Publication

Lexicon of Technical Signs for the Deaf: Building Electrical Wiring and Turning (Lathe Work)

Author(s)

Tahereh Mohammadpour

Year

2004

Language

Persian

BISAC Code

EDU029000 (EDUCATION / Special Education / Deaf & Hard of Hearing), LAN009000

Scopus Subject Area

Education, Rehabilitation, Language and Linguistics (Sign Language), Special Education, Vocational Training

Target Audience

Deaf and hard-of-hearing vocational trainees, sign language interpreters and vocational trainers

Citation Info

EndNote

summary

This lexicon presents a systematic collection of technical signs used to teach deaf trainees in two vocational fields: building electrical wiring and turning (lathe work). Compiled by the Deaf Studies research team at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, the book was developed by gathering and standardizing the technical signs already in use in vocational training workshops for the deaf across Iran. It opens with general background on deafness and hearing loss, followed by a guide to hand-movement symbols, the deaf sign alphabet, and numerals in sign language. The core of the book documents illustrated technical signs specific to each trade, paired with their corresponding Persian terms, so that trainers, vocational instructors, and deaf trainees can share a common visual vocabulary. A Persian-to-English glossary of the technical terms is included at the end to support broader use of the material. The work aims to reduce communication gaps between hearing instructors and deaf trainees and to promote a nationally consistent set of technical signs across deaf vocational education programs in Iran.