Links/Resources

• American Sign Language Fonts at YLC
• Dr. Dave's Deaf and HOH WebLinks
• Resources for ASL
• About American Sign Language - An information and resource page by Karen Nakamura.
• The Deaf Resource Library an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States
• Deaf Info Website (DEAF-L)
• GoHear Project Where do we go from Hear? Created by parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children to provide information and support to other parents.
• ASL Activities, Book, & Materials for Students - This is a large compilation of links related to ASL. It has a wide variety of information and has many good resources.
• Sign Language Interpreting Theatre - It is hoped by the authors that this Web site will serve as a resource for both novice and experienced interpreters, as well as for theatre staff wanting to learn about sign language interpreted performance.
• Deaf InterWeb - A large list of links to ASL-related websites.
• The Implications of the Tadoma Method - This is an excellent article on the Tadoma method, which is used by deaf-blind people to read lips with one's hands. (PDF format, need Adobe Reader to see it)
• ASLinfo.com - A site containing a lot of general information about ASL and deaf culture.
• Deaf Resources Shopping Index - A large selection of unique, hard-to-find American Sign Language, Deaf products and gifts. Also has free ASL-ecards to send.
• American Sign Language Teachers - This site has information for teachers of ASL at the secondary level, and is a place for teachers to receive and exchange valuable information for their students and profession.
• American Sign Language Sites - A great resource for a variety of sites related to ASL, including dictionaries, ASL history, deafness and hearing, the structure of the ear, cultural topics, and deaf celebrities and education programs.
• Hands On Sign Language Services - Hands On Services provides 24-hour quality sign language interpreting services to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities. To provide the best service possible, they choose from the most qualified interpreters and schedule them 24 hours a day.
• RNIB Factsheet - The Life of Helen Keller - This is a life story of Helen Keller and how she triumphed over her deaf-blindness. It is very inspirational to read for deaf and hearing people alike.
• Deaf Culture, ASL, Deafness, and Interpreting SL - The world's leading producer of videotaped and text material on American Sign Language and American Deaf Culture. This also contains information about various video and print resources to help you learn more about the Deaf Community, its language, and its culture.
• Deaf Queer Resource Center

Dictionaries/Tutorials

• A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms - A collection of hundreds of basic signs including the alphabet and numbers 1-10. Animated (Quicktime) and text definitions for each entry. Very cool!
• ASL Browser - This is an *excellent* site for nearly any word you would want to know in ASL. It has an extensive database of Quicktime movie clips that show you how to form the word, as well as a written description of each action.
• The Deafblind Manual Alphabet - A quick reference sheet to the manual alphabet, used by deaf-blind people.
• ASL Fingerspelling - This contains a number of tools for novices and experts alike, including a complete ASL alphabet and a fingerspelling converter, which changes text into ASL fingerspelling.
• Medical American Sign Language Phrasebook - This article contains very good information on the fundamentals of ASL and is a good place to get started if your interested in the language.
• The Deafblind Manual Alphabet Page - This site shows the complete manual alphabet, which is signed into someone else's hand, as well as descriptions for many techniques for deaf-blind people related to ASL.
• Handspeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online - HandSpeak is the largest, fast-growing popular visual language dictionary online. This contains a large database of animated pictures that show how to form words. It also contains references to many other types of sign languages.
• American Sign Language University - A course to learn ASL, complete with textbook and CD supplementation. It also has a collection of non-offensive deaf jokes and deaf humor, and a collection of links.
• Signwriting.org - Read, write, and type signed languages.

Software/Computers

• ASL Software - This contains several different software programs to learn ASL.
• Read ANY text as if it were being fingerspelled - This is a handy site that shows tricks to convert typed text into fingerspelling, make it very convient for deaf people to read.

last updated 14 Aug 06