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Sign Language
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Sign Language Browser 
 Demonstrations of the ASL signs for various words; each sign is presented with a video clip and a brief verbal comment. The site is based on a CD-ROM designed for use by deaf children. From Michigan State University's Comm Tech Lab. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/ Topics: Dictionaries, Disabilities, Language, Languages Last updated Jul 28, 2007 ASL Spelling Study: The Alphabet
A site designed for learning the one-handed manual alphabet used in American Sign Language (ASL). Study the alphabet by watching a large animated hand form letters as they would be seen by the person reading the spelling--not the speller. A timed test is available in which students click on the letter of the alphabet the hand is forming. An excellent resource for those who are just beginning to learn fingerspelling. http://www.duber.com/CALL/asl.html Topics: Disabilities, Language, Languages, Writing Last updated Dec 20, 2004 ASL University
This site is a "curriculum resource for American Sign Language [ASL] students, instructors, interpreters, and parents of deaf children." It features a dictionary of words with photos of proper movements, a "baby's first 100 ASL signs tour," finger spelling lessons, number lessons, material about ASL grammar and history, and more. From the director, ASL Online and Immersion Programs, Sacramento State, College of Continuing Education. http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/ Topics: Disabilities, Languages Last updated Aug 3, 2006 Auditory Disabilities: Deaf Culture
Background about the strong sense of community (known as "deaf culture") among those "for whom sign language is their primary language" and how this sense of community differs from that of deaf people who have been "raised in the oral tradition, meaning that they were taught to speak vocally, and to 'read the lips' of others." From WebAIM, an initiative for web accessibility of the Center for Persons With Disabilities at Utah State University. http://www.webaim.org/articles/auditory/culture.php Topics: Disabilities Last updated Nov 1, 2006 Classifiers in American Sign Language
Presents a tutorial on classifiers, an important element of American Sign Language. Classifiers are used "to show movement, location and appearance. After a signer indicates a person or thing, a classifier can be used in its place to show where and how it moves, what it looks like, and where it is located." Defines sixteen different classifiers and presents flash movies and video clips depicting their use. From John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois. http://www.jal.cc.il.us/ipp/Classifiers/ Topics: Disabilities, Languages, Writing Last updated Dec 22, 2004 Deafsign
Features tools and information about deafness and British Sign Language (BSL), including a FAQ, news, deaf awareness materials, games, and resources for schools. Interactive features include fingerspelling and keyboard translators, in both BSL two-handed and deaf-blind versions. http://www.deafsign.com/ Topics: Disabilities, Languages Last updated Oct 10, 2005 The Gorilla Foundation
This site, dedicated to Koko the signing gorilla, includes general information on gorillas, links to other primate sites, videos of Koko and her friends, a children's section with photographs of Koko as a baby, and the first chapters of Francine Patterson's book about how Koko was taught to communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). The Gorilla Foundation studies interspecies communication and works to save gorillas from extinction. http://www.koko.org/ Topics: Disabilities, Languages, Mammals, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 19, 2004 Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
RID is a "national membership organization of professionals who provide sign language interpreting/transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons." Searchable RID databases accessible to the public include: Interpreter/RID Members, Interpreter Agency/Referral Services, Interpreter Workshops and Training Programs. The site also includes an online store and information about RID's National Testing System, their Certification maintenance Program, their publications, and their membership and organizational structure. http://www.rid.org/ Topics: Disabilities Last updated May 23, 2004 |
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