American Sign Language

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

American Sign Language Browser
Provides a video-based description of signs.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/

American Sign Language Fingerspelling
An interactive resource for students, teachers, and parents of deaf children.
http://asl.ms

American Sign Language is a Foreign Language
Jay Paroline presents an annotated review of articles on the topic.
http://www.vengefulstapler.com/serious/aslfl.html

American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project
Boston University presents information about publications and the development of software to facilitate linguistic annotation and analysis of video data.
http://www.bu.edu/asllrp/

ASL Access
Volunteer non-profit organization that places videos in public libraries.
http://www.aslaccess.org/

ASL Info
Informational topics related to American Sign Language and deaf culture.
http://www.aslinfo.com/

ASL Pro
The mission is to serve the needs of the ASL Educational Community by offering free services which include video dictionaries and quizzes. Regional signs listed.
http://www.aslpro.com

Medi-Sign
Book and DVD teaches practical medical sign language for health providers.
http://www.medi-sign.org

Yahoo! Groups: Interpreting_Secular_Music
Discussion group for the dissemination and dissection of secular music interpreted into ASL.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Interpreting_Secular_Music/

Yahoo! Groups: Interpreting_Spiritual_Music
A forum for members to discuss and post ASL interpretations to their favorite religious or spiritual songs. It is a teaching/interpreting tool, not a service.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Interpreting_Spiritual_Music/

Yahoo! Groups: Sign Language
A homeschooling list-serve for families. Courses cover history, alphabet, numbers, and signs used in everyday conversation.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sign_Language/

Yahoo! Groups: Sign4Him
Mailing list for those who interpret for the deaf in churches or work in deaf ministries.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sign4him/