Sign Language
This webpage provides a good overview of American Sign Language. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/asl.aspx
This link is for the National Association for the Deaf about learning sign language. http://www.nad.org/issues/american-sign-language/learning-american-sign-language
This site is also from the National Association for the Deaf. It is information for parents of deaf children. http://www.nad.org/issues/early-intervention/information-parents/sign-language-parents
This gives information on deaf culture.
http://www.aslinfo.com/deafculture.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/index.html
This links to the National Association for the Deaf's position statement on Cochlear Implants. http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/assistive-listening/cochlear-implants
Information on making a telephone call using the telephone and relay service for the deaf and hearing impaired. http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/telephone-and-relay-services
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/telecommunications-access-people-disabilities
This is a fun website that links to 100 of the most useful or commonly needed words for someone learning to communicate with sign language. Both the words are given as well as a video example of how to sign it.
http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
This links to a printable finger spelling chart. http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/printable-sign-language-alphabet.html
This links to alphabet charts with an example of the finger spelling for a letter, a picture that starts with that letter, and a written letter. It would be very good for learning phonetic sounds. http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/printable-sign-language-for-kids.html
This link is for the National Association for the Deaf about learning sign language. http://www.nad.org/issues/american-sign-language/learning-american-sign-language
This site is also from the National Association for the Deaf. It is information for parents of deaf children. http://www.nad.org/issues/early-intervention/information-parents/sign-language-parents
This gives information on deaf culture.
http://www.aslinfo.com/deafculture.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/index.html
This links to the National Association for the Deaf's position statement on Cochlear Implants. http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/assistive-listening/cochlear-implants
Information on making a telephone call using the telephone and relay service for the deaf and hearing impaired. http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/telephone-and-relay-services
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/telecommunications-access-people-disabilities
This is a fun website that links to 100 of the most useful or commonly needed words for someone learning to communicate with sign language. Both the words are given as well as a video example of how to sign it.
http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
This links to a printable finger spelling chart. http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/printable-sign-language-alphabet.html
This links to alphabet charts with an example of the finger spelling for a letter, a picture that starts with that letter, and a written letter. It would be very good for learning phonetic sounds. http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/printable-sign-language-for-kids.html