American Sign Language resources

D-PAN aims to make music and music culture accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing community, and to give recognition to deaf and hard of hearing artists everywhere. Deaf Professional Arts Network (D-PAN) ASL Music Video "We're Going To Be Friends" by the White Stripes is an adorable video of children signing the White Stripes song.

A young boy signs "I love you." What is American Sign Language? American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body.

Communication Tips with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The following tips will allow a person with hearing loss to effectively use what hearing they have and use visual cues to receive as much information as possible.

Holly Maniatty, Joann Benfield, Amber Galloway Gallego are American Sign Language interpreters who have worked concerts for some of the biggest names in rap. Jimmy Kimmel had them on his show for a "rap battle" where they took turns interpreting for Wiz Khalifa as he performed "Black and Yellow."

As New York City Mayor Bloomberg gave numerous televised addresses about the preparations the city was making for Hurricane Sandy, and then the storm's aftermath, he was joined at the podium by a sign language interpreter, who immediately became a twitter darling. People watching the addresses tweeted that she was "amazing," "mesmerizing," "hypnotizing," and "AWESOME."

Based on the tremendous reaction to this recent piece about sign language interpretation, we thought you might like to know more about it. Here are seven things about sign language that might surprise you. 1. Different countries have different sign

Your order will fall on deaf ears at a new Toronto restaurant - but that's not a bad thing. In fact, that's the whole point at Signs Restaurant, Canada's first restaurant mostly staffed by deaf servers.

ASL Pro is a completely free online ASL educational resource website featuring over 11,000 ASL Signs

ASL (American Sign Language) free self-study lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart (fingerspelling), Deaf Culture study materials, and resources to help you learn sign language. Good for homeschool students, parents (baby signing), interpreters, and people who just want to learn fun ASL phrases like hello, thank you, I love you, etc.

Find out why Deafness is NOT a disability! American Sign Language (ASL) Deaf Linx is your resource for information on deafness, deaf culture, American Sign Langauge (ASL) and all other related topics. Deaf Linx firmly believes that deafness is not a disability, but a condition that produces a sub-culture that should be celebrated.

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