FAQ: U.S. National Anthem in Sign Language

Sign language versions of the U.S. National Anthem (The star-spangled banner) can be seen on the following videos:

• Patriotic sign language video. (VHS, 2002)

  In addition to The Star Spangled Banner, included are America the beautiful, Call of the Green Berets, Proud to be an American!, and This land is your land. Also included is a signed version of the Pledge of Allegiance.

  CerforMedia
  P.O. Box 356
  Champlain, NY 12919-0356
  1-866/843-7446
  info@cerformedia.com
  http://www.cerformedia.com/patriotic.html

   

• We sign: Patriotic songs. (VHS, 2002?)
  In addition to the National Anthem, this video includes signed renditions of America, America the beautiful, Battle hymn of the Republic, God bless America, Grand old flag, Yankee Doodle, and Yankee Doodle boy.
  
  Production Associates, Inc.
  1206 W. Collins Avenue, Orange, CA 92867
  800/535-8368, 714/771-6519, fax 714/771-2456
  reginak@production-associates.com
  http://www.production-associates.com/wesign.html

A printed version of the signed National Anthem, in a modified English text "gloss" plus some notes on how to sign it, can be found in the Baptist book Sing praise: hymnal for the deaf (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1975). See hymn # 231. This book is now out of print, but remaining stock may still be available in religious bookstores or by mail order through Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/).