Staff Resources on Working with Individuals with Hearing Loss
 
Tips for Communicating with a Deaf Individual When you Do Not Sign
 
Courteous Communication with Deaf/HH (Getting Attention)
 
School Signs in ASL
 
100 Basic Signs
 
Discussion of "Hearing Privelege"

 

Additional Resources

National Association of the Deaf

http://www.nad.org/

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.

 

Deaf Awareness

http://www.sorensonvrs.com/aware

Site sponsored by Sorenson – videos, history, etc.

 

History through Deaf Eyes

http://deafeyes.gallaudet.edu/

Deaf history project sponsored by Gallaudet

 

International Week of the Deaf

http://wfdeaf.org/whoarewe/international-week-of-the-deaf

Sponsored by the World Federation of the Deaf

 

Deaf History

http://www.deaflinx.com/DeafCommunity/history.html

Many links on deaf related topics

 

Deaf SLAM

www.aslslam.com

Artistic works by the Deaf

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Described and Captioned Media Program

http://dcmp.org

Search their website for deaf related captioned videos

 

Deaf Jam

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/deaf-jam/timeline.html

Timeline of deaf history

 

Deaf People in History

http://www.deafpeople.com/history/

Deaf achievers and groundbreakers

 

History of Sign Language

http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/history-of-sign-language.html

History of ASL, Deaf Culture, etc.

 

Gallaudet University

http://deafstudies.gallaudet.edu/

Department of ASL and Deaf Studies

 

American Sign Language Browser

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

Search for an ASL sign – video clips of sign language

 

ASL Pro

www.aslpro.com

American Sign Language dictionary

 

Deaf Awareness

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6224840

Teaching resources

 

Signing Savvy

https://www.signingsavvy.com/deafawarenessweek

Sign Language Resources

 

National Deaf Children’s Society

http://www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/communication/deaf_awareness/