American Sign Language
Education, Products and Services, A Town for Signers, About American Sign Language, American Sign Language (ASL) is a Foreign Language, American Sign Language and the Deaf Culture, American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project, ASL Access, ASL and Deaf Culture Periodicals, ASL Glosses, ASL Greetings, ASL Info
Auslan
Auslan, Auslan and Deaf Studies Centre, Auslan Fact Sheet, Auslan Media Resources, Australian Sign Language, English Language Service: Auslan Courses, Ethnologue Auslan Entry, Queensland Deaf Society: Auslan
British Sign Language
A-Z to Deafblindness, ArtSigns, Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI), British Sign Language, BSL Alphabet, BSL Dictionary, BSL INFOWEB, BSL Interpreter, BSL March, BSL Postage Stamps
Directories
Ethnologue Language Family Index: Deaf Sign Langua, International Bibliography of Sign Language, Language Guides: Yamada Language Center (YLC) at U, Purple Princess's ASL Link Page, Sign Language Dictionaries Online
German Sign Language
DGS Dictionary of Psychological Terms, Ethnologue DGS Entry, Fingerspelling in DGS, WWW Guide
Interpreting
Associations, Credentials, Education, Personal Pages, Professional Development, Services, Special Interest Groups, American Medical Association Statement on the ADA, American Sign Language Interpreting Resources, ASL Interpreters' Listserv, Consumer Information, PEPnet Interpreting Links, terps-l Listserv, The Difference Between Signers and Interpreters, The Interpreter Mirror, The Interpreter's Friend, The Professional Sign Language Interpreter's
Mexican Sign Language
Cross-indexed LSM Sign Language Translator, Ethnologue LSM Entry, LSM Course
Native American Sign Systems
American Indian Signs, Cree Hand Signals, Indian Sign Language Online Dictionary, Indian Signers Conference, Signing in the Boy Scouts of America
Nicaraguan Sign Language
A Language at Its Genesis, A Linguistic Big Bang, Birth Of A Language, Children's Contribution to the Birth of Nicar, Evolution: Birth of a Language, Gallaudet University Press News, Nicaraguan Sign Language Projects, Inc., SignWriting in Nicaragua, Talking Hands
Norwegian Sign Language
Comprehensive NSL Fact Sheet, Ethnologue NSL Entry, Norwegian Sign Language: WWW Guide
Russian Sign Language
Ethnologue RSL Entry, Russian Fingerspelling, Russian Sign Language: WWW guide
Sign Language of The Netherlands
Ethnologue NGT Entry, Leiden Sign Phonology Group, Maak een gebaar, RNR
Signing with Babies
Baby Fingers, Baby Sign, Baby Signs, Baby Sing and Sign, Baby Talk - Baby Sign Language, BabySign Academy, DrGreene.com, Hands First, KinderSigns, LittleSigners.com
Swedish Sign Language
Ethnologue ST Entry, Samhällsguiden: Citizens' Guide, Stockholm University Department of Sign Language, WWW Guide
ACERO
Freeware fingerspelling software which supports ASL, BSL, and Indonesian.
Asian Sign Languages Bibliography
Links to bibliographic entries for thirteen Asian Sign Languages: Australasian, Chinese (CSL), Hong Kong (HKSL), Indian (INS), Indonesian, Japanese (JSL), Korean (KVK), Malaysian (BMT), Nepalese (NSP), Philippine (PSP), Sri Lankan (SQS), Taiwanese (TSS) and Thai (TSQ). Full-text articles not included.
Brazilian Sign Language Dictionary
Two-volume set available for purchase.
Chinese Sign Language Fact Sheet
From Jeremy Wilkinson and Berna Marthinussen. In English.
Deaf Action Front
Aims to improve the position of Flemish Sign Language and its signers. Information on the web site is given in Dutch, Flemish Sign Language, and English.
Deaf Web Ring
Web ring for the deaf and hearing impaired related sites. Details of how to join the web ring.
Down Syndrome and Sign Language
Article that discusses whether using sign language in Down Syndrome interferes with speech later?
Ethnologue Language Family Index: Deaf Sign Langua
Index of world signed languages from Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Joseph E. Grimes and Barbara F. Grimes, Editors, 14th Edition 2002.
Indic Fingerspelling Project
Project to devise a common fingerspelling system for the Indian subcontinent, bridging the Hindi, Bengali, Gujurati, Punjabi and other sign languages of India.
International Sign Language
Brief explanation with citations from Dr. Steven Schaufele. Reprinted from the LINGUIST list.
Libras
Offers a videotape and workbook to assist with learning Brazilian Sign Language at a beginning level.
Machine Gesture and Sign Language Recognition
Resources about using computers to capture and decipher sign languages.
Maritime Sign Language Project Report
Study of a minority sign language in Eastern Canada. From the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, May 1999.
Myths About Sign Language
Hugh Young from New Zealand dispels universal myths about sign languages, as well as about Pidgin as Maori.
Name Signs and Identity in New Zealand Sign Langua
Exclusive excerpt from Gallaudet University Press, by David and Rachel Locker McKee.
Sign Language Assessment
Overview on different sign language assessments and provides information on test development and testing.
Sign Writing
Transcription system for signed languages. Catalogs, library, online lessons, forum, downloadable SignWriter shareware, Sutton fonts, sign dictionaries, literature.
Sign, Gesture and Deafness in South Asian and Sout
Historical linguistics research by M. Miles. Treats use of sign language from antquity to the present in India, Aghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Persia/Iran and Sri Lanka.
Taiwanese Sign Language
Taipei Ph.D. Student Rung-Huei Liang introduces some gestures of TSL. Links to his gesture-recognition research.
The Greek Manual Alphabet Page
Small .gif images of Greek fingerspelling. Displays written letters in Roman and Greek forms. From deafblind.com.
The Noun Phrase in Estonian Sign Language from a T
B.A. thesis by Merilin Miljan, Estonian Institute for the Humanities.