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American Sign Language


Major Sites

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) - ASL resources
http://www.cal.org/resources/faqs/rgos/asl.html
Deaf Resource Library
http://www.deaflibrary.org/ - An information and resource page by Karen Nakamura
National Deaf Education Center
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/clearinghouse/
Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
http://www.nvrc.org/
Deafness/Hard of Hearing
http://deafness.about.com/mbody.htm?COB=home&terms=deafness&PM=112_200_T
ASLInfo
http://www.aslinfo.com/
ASL and deafness links
http://www.aslinfo.com/links.cfm

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Dictionaries and ASL Lessons

ASL Fingerspelling/Games
http://www.iwaynet.net/%7Eggwiz/asl/index.html
ASL Fingerspelling
http://where.com/scott.net/asl/--Download your own fingerspelling program!
ASL Browser
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
Sign the Alphabet
http://www.funbrain.com/signs/index.html
A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms
http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html
ASL Dictionaries, including some specialized dictionaries
http://www.aslinfo.com/links.cfm?linkcat=ASL+Dictionaries+Online
ASL Flashcards
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/asl.shtml
ASL Lesson Tutor
http://www.lessontutor.com/ASLgenhome.html

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ASL History

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/751.html
Historical links from Gallaudet University
http://pr.gallaudet.edu/VisitorsCenter/GallaudetHistory/
The Gene and Inez Petersen Collection of Life Stories
http://www.rit.edu/%7Eglk9638/history/index.htm

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Deafness

Common Myths about Deafness
http://www.deafsign.com/ds/index.cfm?scn=subsection&sectionID=1&subSectionID=2
Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp
Tinnitus
http://www.tinnitus-pjj.com/
Meniere's Disease
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/meniere.cfm
Usher Syndrome
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/usher.asp
Deafness links
http://www.velocity.net/~lrose/deaf/asl.html

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Hearing

Audiometer
http://facstaff.uww.edu/bradleys/ohc/audiometry/page12.html - Good diagram and description
"Travel Inside the Ear" video
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/video/travel_vid.asp

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The Ear

Interactive anatomy of the ear
http://www.earfoundation.com/anatomy.html
Diagram of the ear
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/ear/label/label.shtml
How the ear works
http://www.hearingcenteronline.com/ear.shtml

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Cultural Topics

Deaf culture links
http://www.aslinfo.com/links.cfm?linkcat=Deaf+Culture
Deaf Culture 101
http://deafness.about.com/cs/deafculture/a/deafculture101.htm

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Deaf Education Programs

Listing of schools that offer DEAF ED
http://deafness.about.com/msubdep.htm
Preparation Programs
http://www.deafed.net/PageText.asp?hdnPageId=38

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Deaf Personalities and Celebrities

Famous Deaf People Trivia
http://user.chollian.net/~ad21th/pee.htm
Deaf Celebrities
http://deafness.about.com/msubcel.htm?pid=2749&cob=home

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Miscellaneous Sites

Boggle Fingerspelling
http://www.iwaynet.net/~ggwiz/boggle/bogglefs.htm - Test your receptive skills!
ASL Fingerspelling Quiz
http://where.com/cgi-bin/quiz.pl -Try your skill!
American Sign Language Font-PC or Mac
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts/asl.html
American Sign Language as a Foreign Language
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/ASL.html
Universities Accepting ASL for Foreign Language Requirement
http://www.unm.edu/~wilcox/ASLFL/univlist.html
Pledge of Allegiance - signed
http://www.wpsd.org/content/projects/studentwork/movies12.htm
National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/
ASL E-cards
http://www.aslinfo.com/links.cfm?linkcat=ASL+E-cards

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Last Updated
9/24/2004

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