Sign Language for the Deaf
Sign Langauges for the Deaf. There are many different types of sign languages, depending on the country and language spoken. This category covers all the major sign languages in the English speaking world, and a few non-english sign languages. It also covers sign langauge intended for use by non-deaf people.
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A Language at Its Genesis

Article on the birth of Nicaraguan Sign Language, and researcher Judy Kegl's work to document the process.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/linguistics/examples.jsp
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A Linguistic Big Bang

A journalist interviews some of the deaf Nicaraguan school children who use a new sign language they invented on their own. From the New York Times Magazine. (October 24, 1999)
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/19991024mag-sign-language.html
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A Man Without Words

Books and videos on deaf culture, emergency responder and health provider education all are available for purchase.
http://www.vital-signs.org/
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A Nice Gesture

Stories of gestures and sign language about perception, semiotics, and technology.
http://jeroenarendsen.nl/
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A Town for Signers

A new town plan for sign language users: deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people, to be located in McCook County, South Dakota. Includes FAQs and news.
http://www.laurentsd.com/
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A-Z to Deafblindness

Resource site for DeafBlind people. Contains a section on BSL and has many BSL signs and graphics.
http://www.deafblind.com/
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About American Sign Language

Article by Karen Nakamura. Includes linguistics of ASL, the status as a foreign language, and warnings against exclusive use of dictonaries to learn ASL.
http://www.deaflibrary.org/asl.html
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