Authored entry
Community
A mission-centered concept for belonging, participation, and shared support.
About this sign
A belonging-focused term tied to shared support, participation, and Deaf-centered spaces. This entry emphasizes respectful, community-aware language and reference-backed study.
Practice prompts
- Ask what a supportive community looks like.
- Link this entry to volunteer, events, or advocacy sections.
Proof links (5)
These open trusted Deaf-led sources in a new tab. Simple ASL does not copy or embed source media.
- — Community word page
Direct word page for `community` on Lifeprint so the proof link lands on the exact English word.
- Lifeprint — Community — Lifeprint
Direct public word page from Lifeprint's SignSearch index.
- — Translation search: community
Word-specific Signbank lookup for `community`, useful as a second proof link when comparing translation equivalents.
- ASL Signbank — Community — ASL Signbank
Word-specific public translation search link for cross-checking and variation review.
- — WFD guidance on variation and Deaf primacy
Use this as a policy reference so community-facing features stay Deaf-led and do not imply that only one standardized sign is valid everywhere.