How to sign “Procedures” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Procedures” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape both hands into flat open hands with your thumbs extended along the edges.
- Stack your dominant flat hand on top of your non-dominant flat hand at chest height.
- Slide the two hands apart diagonally — the top hand moves up and out, the lower hand down and out.
- Turn your palms to face each other as the hands separate, like laying out steps.
- Keep a calm, methodical expression, matching the orderly sense of the sign.
Practice tip
One sign covers procedure, process, and pace — the separating hands lay out the steps of the procedure.
Fingerspell “Procedures”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.