manualism

Noun

 * 1) A philosophy of education for the deaf, emphasizing visual sign language using the hands.
 * Some argued that oralism was the best way to teach language to the deaf, while others argued that manualism worked best.
 * 1) The art of playing music by squeezing air through the hands.
 * 2)  The practice of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.