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Around the Hill: How to Order a Drink Using Sign Language

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Bartenders near Gallaudet University, the elite college for the deaf and partially deaf in Northeast Washington, D.C., have had to learn how to read sign language for drink orders. Fritz Wood, general manager of the Rock N Roll Hotel, demonstrates how to sign a Red Bull and vodka, rum and Coke, Jägerbomb and other drinks.

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