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American Sign Language Browser view detail comment email this

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 view detail comment email this

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 view detail comment email this

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


Classifiers in American Sign Language view detail comment email this

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 view detail comment email this

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 view detail comment email this

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




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