Deaf Culture Studies and Deaf Ministries: Online Resources
This guide will provide resources on Deaf Culture Studies and Deaf Ministries.
American Sign Language Resources
- This visual dictionary shows you how to sign words using American Sign Language.
- This visual dictionary shows you how to sign conversational phrases.
- This visual dictionary shows you how to sign religious words.
Dr. Bill Vicars’ American Sign Language Fingerspelling Practice Site
This website lets you practice recognizing words from fingerspelling. You can adjust the speed and the number of letters.
Resources for the Deaf Community
- Deaf LinxThis website has thousands of links on deaf culture and ASL, including deaf communities, history, vlogging, assistive technology, the law, and education.
- Deaf Studies Digital JournalThis online journal includes articles, literature, commentary and visual arts in sign language.
- Gallaudet Video LibraryThis video library from Gallaudet University includes videos of films, plays, deaf culture, deaf history, and archival materials.
Resources About the Deaf Community
- Deaf EducationThis site is sponsored by the Division for Communicative Disabilities and Deafness. It includes resources for deaf education professionals, to enhance classroom teaching, and deaf education job postings. The site is free, although you must register to access some content.
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)NIDCD is a division of the National Institutes of Health, and is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language.
- Reading Between the Signs: A Cultural Guide for Sign Language Students and InterpretersThis workbook accompanied of the books we have in our collection.
Professional Organizations
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
The World Federation of the Deaf is an international non-governmental organisation representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of these 70 million live in developing countries, where authorities are rarely familiar with their needs or desires.World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI)
The World Association of Sign Language Interpreters is committed to the development of the profession language interpreting world wide.