Product Details

• Actors: Anthony Natale
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: American Home Treasures
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1578751586
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,902 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

In just one hour this fun sign language video will teach you how to communicate to friends, senior citizens or anyone who is hearing impaired. Demonstrated in a fascinating way, you will learn the alphabet and over 300 word-signs. Join your host, Anthony Natale, featured in "Mr. Holland's Opus," "Jerry Maguire" and TV's "Ellen", as he shows you how the deaf drive, understand movies, talk on the phone, read lips and much more. With over 20 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in North America, this video will enable you to converse in a new voice -- your hands!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really made learning to Sign easy, December 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Signing Made Easy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After having borrowed a copy from a friend, I had to order my own copy-to review again and again! Recently I have obtained a position working with developmentally disabled children and adults, Signing is an important part of teaching and learning. Anthony Natale presents in a crisp, clear style with a humorous and fun twist that interested even my children, We are now all learning together! Excellent resource!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars signing to get along, November 8, 2002

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christina (plano, tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Signing Made Easy!: How to Talk to a Person Who Can't Hear (DVD)

I got this dvd because I have always been interested in signlanguage and baby sign. This dvd really gives you a nice base for learning to sign or just to get by if you should happen to meet someone who is deaf. I used to work retail and it really came in handy being able to communicate with a deaf customer who stopped in. I also use it to teach my children. (It really came in handy, when I lost my voice due to a cold) You may want to skip some parts however depending on the age of the child. (like asking for a date, or one sign that done wrong means a totally different thing)I loved it because it shows real life situations instead of a classroom like setting like most videos. It is a great teaching tool, or just as a review, if you are out of practice. I really enjoyed this dvd expecially being able to go to any scene with the dvd version.

82 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great start for English Sign Language, March 10, 2003

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Kendrid Spirit (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Signing Made Easy!: How to Talk to a Person Who Can't Hear (DVD)

I think this video is so great. Anthony Natale is funny and I do not dread having to watch it again as I am learning. I am glad in the introduction it is explained Anthony Natale does not teach ASL but signs as he speaks. (Obviously this is confusing for some people). This is not the video to learn ASL but to learn enough vocabulary to be comfortable enough to sign to an ASL signer or any hearing impaired person who signs. It also gives some great insight into the deaf world and encourages everyone to not be afraid to try to meet or talk to a deaf individual. I highly recommend this video as a person embarks on learning to sign, whether it be ASL or English. English sign is growing in popularity because it is easier to learn. This teaches you enough sign to begin signing English Sign Language. If you are interested in learning ASL exclusively, this is not the video for you. They do not teach any ASL grammar. Signing along with English sentence structure is NOT ASL. Great source of vocabulary words for all signers and those interested in learning to sign.