Korean fingerspelling turns 80: the Hangul manual alphabet created in 1946 is still part of daily Deaf communication
Korea Deaf Broadcasting marks 80 years since the Hangul fingerspelling alphabet was created on September 1, 1946. Deaf people use it to spell names, unfamiliar words and new terms that do not yet have a sign. Its origins go back to the national school for the blind and deaf founded after liberation.
