Dorothy Miles (19 August 1931-1993) (Dot Miles) was a sign language poetess and playwright who worked in the UK and U.S.. She was passionate about deaf issues, culture and sign language, and longed to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing people. The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre in the UK is named after her. Jump to: navigation, search August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... ... The word deaf, can have very different meanings based on the background of the person speaking or the context in which the word is used. ... The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre (DMCC) is a non-profit making charitable institution, named after Dorothy Miles, poet and pioneer, working with people of all ages. ...

See also

• Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre
• Deaf culture
• Sign Language

The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre (DMCC) is a non-profit making charitable institution, named after Dorothy Miles, poet and pioneer, working with people of all ages. ... Jump to: navigation, search Deaf community and Deaf culture are two phrases used to refer to persons who are culturally Deaf as opposed to those who are deaf from the medical/audiological/pathological perspective. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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 fluidly express a speakers thoughts. ...

Bibliography

• British Sign Language: A Beginner's Guide Produced to accompany the BBC Television series, British Sign Language. It has a Foreword by HRH The Princess of Wales.
• Bright Memory Dorothy Miles (British Deaf History Society, Doncaster, July 27, 1998) ISBN 1902427025
• Gestures: Poetry in Sign Language Dorothy Miles (Paperback) (December 1, 1976)

 Joyce Media ISBN 0917002121 

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External links

http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/intersign/Workshop2/Spence.html

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