DOGO Media
Dogo News: Smart Device Translates Sign Language to English
Article reports on the development of a technology that translates American Sign Language, the language used by many deaf people to communicate. Includes video.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Health: American Sign Language
Through a series of Q and A's, gain insight into American Sign Language (ASL) What is it? How did it originate? How does it compare to the spoken word? Is sign language the same around the world? Early introduction of ASL to hearing...
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Alaska State Library
The library explains its resources and services. Residents of the state may ask for a password and gain access to the library's catalog of books, magazines, and newspapers.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 8 25 14: At 'Signs' Restaurant, Orders Fall on Deaf Ears
Read about a restaurant in Toronto that is staffed entirely by deaf workers. Also learn some basic ASL communication that is used in restaurants. Includes video.
PBS
Through Deaf Eyes: The First Permanent School
Learn the history of American Sign Language and Thomas Gallaudet, for whom Gallaudet University was named.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sound and Fury: Deaf and Diverse
Identify beliefs, values and attitudes of deaf culture. Explore the causes and special communication needs of deafness, research the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community and create your own "sign name".
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Searchable database of the NIDCD, one of the Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (Federal Government). Covers a wide range of hearing related topics/research.
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Needs Outreach: United States History Vocabulary (In Asl)
This collection of American Sign Language vocabulary refers to American history. Includes a printable PDF vocabulary list. Requires Adobe Reader and Quicktime.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Learn to Sign Letters of the Alphabet and Numbers
Find a game that teaches the American Sign Language signs for letters and numbers.
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Download Braille and Asl Specialty Fonts
Helpful page serves as a resource of free fonts for both Braille and American Sign Language.
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: Asl Picture Dictionary
English vocabulary words are listed with a link to a picture illustrating how to sign them in ASL and SE(Signed English), including a brief written description.
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An Overview of American Soccer History
This page is a detailed historical overview of United States soccer from its roots in the 19th century to the present day.