Learn the British Sign Language alphabet with Google's fingerspelling Doodle As millions of kids return to class for the first day of term today, Google celebrates the UK's first school for deaf children. The Braidwood Academy in Edinburgh was the first to include sign language in eduction .

Founder Thomas Braidwood had just one deaf student when the school first opened in 1. But one student was all it took – by 1.

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Braidwood found success in his teaching methods. Watch Under Capricorn Online. Read More (Image: Australia Gov)In addition to helping lay the groundwork for deaf education in Great Britain, Braidwood’s work contributed significantly to the development of British Sign Language (BSL).

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He relied on teaching communication through natural gestures, which differed from the focus on speech and lip- reading elsewhere in Europe. His form of sign language ultimately set the standards for BSL as it is known today. Hawaii Five 0 Old Series. Read More (Image: Google) Today’s Doodle features a group of schoolchildren signing the letters which spell out the word 'Google'.

It is a celebration of the Braidwood Academy’s work but also of the importance of education for all students with their diversity of needs. Check out the video above to learn how to sign the alphabet using British Sign Language.