To sign Alabama, use your dominant hand to fingerspell the letters A, L, and A in quick succession. Start by forming the letter 'A' with your hand, smoothly transition into the letter 'L', and finally close your fingers back into the 'A' handshape. Keep your hand in a comfortable position in front of your shoulder.
Point to yourself to sign 'I', sign 'from', and then fingerspell A-L-A for Alabama.
Sign 'tomorrow', 'we', 'drive', and then sign Alabama by smoothly fingerspelling A-L-A.
Sign 'Alabama' (A-L-A), then 'hot', while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to yourself to sign 'I', sign 'from', and then fingerspell A-L-A for Alabama.
Sign 'tomorrow', 'we', 'drive', and then sign Alabama by smoothly fingerspelling A-L-A.
Sign 'Alabama' (A-L-A), then 'hot', while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
No, you do not need to spell out the entire word. The standard and most widely accepted ASL sign for the state of Alabama is simply the abbreviation A-L-A.
Your hand should stay in roughly the same location in front of your shoulder. Avoid bouncing your hand up and down; instead, focus on smoothly changing the handshapes.
Yes, you will often see A-L-A used in the context of the state and its institutions, though some locals or sports fans might use specific initialized signs or context-specific gestures for the university itself.
