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Maine State Language of the Deaf Community
American sign language 
Adopted in 1991
American sign language is the official state language of the deaf community.
Maine Legislature Archives
§220. Official state language of the deaf community
American sign language is the official state language of the deaf community. [1991, c. 279, §2 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1991, Ch. 279, §2 (NEW).
RR 1991, Ch. 2, §1 (RNU).
A sign language (also signed language) is a language which uses manual communication instead of sound to convey meaning - simultaneously combining handshapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to express fluidly a speaker's thoughts. Sign languages commonly develop in deaf communities, which can include interpreters and friends and families of deaf people as well as people who are deaf or hard of hearing themselves. They are also used by people with speech impairments such as Aphasia.
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