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American Sign Language & Deaf Studies

Digitized sources from Gallaudet's "Archives and Deaf Collections"

Websites

  • Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
  • National Association of the Deaf 
    "Established in 1880, the NAD was shaped by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level."  
  • National Association of the Deaf Historical Films
    Contains fifteen videos made between 1910 and 1920.  "They featured speeches, poetry and stories performed by twelve master signers. The master signers were of different ages, providing a sample of three generations of ASL users at the time."
  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
    A national membership organization representing the professionals who facilitate communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who hear.
  • World Federation of the Deaf  "The World Federation of the Deaf is an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation of deaf associations from 133 countries. (T)he WFD works to ensure deaf people across the globe are equipped with the knowledge, tools and strategies to advocate for, achieve and defend their rights.."
  • ASL Dictionary In this online ASL dictionary, the motion of the sign is described and links to video animations of each sign are also provided.
  • A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms  The ASL visual dictionary with videos of ASL signs is just one of the many American Sign Language resources on Handspeak.com.