Deaf Northwest News - this link takes you to a page that has listings about current and local events in the Northwest. Look here to find out what's happening out there.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Deaf_Northwest/

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - the national professional organization for ASL Interpreters

http://www.rid.org/

Washington State Registry for Interpreters for the Deaf - the local chapter of the RID.

http://www.wsrid.com/

ASL Interpreter Network -an interpreter referral agency serving the Puget Sound area. We provide interpreters for any situation requiring communication between hearing and Deaf persons. From the highly technical customer requiring specifically educated interpreters, to the person with limited language abilities who needs extra communication tools, we can do it all.

http://www.aslnetwork.com

SignOn - A Sign Language Interpreting Resource is committed to providing quality interpreting services, making communication between deaf and hearing people easy and efficient. With a single contact you access a wide range of expertise—when, where, and how you need it.  Customers rely on SignOn for responsive, efficient communication solutions. You focus on what to communicate and put the rest in our hands!

http://www.signonasl.com/

Deaf-Blind Service Center- check out the local organization for the Deaf-Blind. They are committed to assisting Deaf-Blind people in reaching and maintaining their highest possible quality of life and degree of personal autonomy.

http://www.seattledbsc.org/

Seattle Lighthouse for the Deaf-Blind - check out the program here at the Seattle Lighthouse. They have provided employment, services and support to Deaf-Blind individuals for the past 30 years, locally and nationally.

http://www.deafblindlh.org/

Washington Sensory Disabilities - a clearing house of online resources to support developmental and learning needs of children aged birth to 21. This website is useful for parents, education professionals, speech/language therapist, educational interpreters. Find information on state and national organizations, workshops and training opportunities. Receive hands-on services at your home and school.

http://www.wsdsonline.org/index.html

National Black Deaf Advocates - The National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) is the oldest and largest consumer organization of deaf and hard of hearing black deaf people in the United States. The Mission of the National Black Deaf Advocate is to promote the leadership development, economic and educational opportunities, social equality, and to safeguard the general health and welfare of Black deaf and hard of hearing people.

http://www.nbda.org/

Deaf Women of Oregon and Washington - The mission of Deaf Women of Oregon and Washington is to increase the number of resources and the networking, socialization, education, leadership, and empowerment opportunities of deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late-deafened women in Oregon and Washington.

http://www.dwow.org/index.html

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services - read about this national organization, headquarted in Seattle, that provides services for Deaf women. ADWAS is committed to providing services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. The mission of ADWAS is a belief that violence is a learned behavior and it should not be tolerated.

http://www.adwas.org/

Deaf Bilingual Coalition - An advocacy group that promotes the basic human right of all Deaf babies and children to have language and cognitive development through to American Sign Language. Read the stories and testimonies of families with deaf children who use American Sign Language and learn about advocacy for deaf children.

http://ww.dbcusa.org

Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center - this is another local organization that serves people with a variety of hearing impairments and provides services such as audiology, speech and language learning.

http://www.hsdc.org/

Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - the governmental agency here in Washington State that provides services to the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind clients throughout the state.

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/index.shtml

Washington State Relay Services - sponsored by Sprint.  This link takes you to a page and more links for TTY relay, Online relay, and Video relay services.

http://www.washingtonrelay.com/

NTID Deaf Index- this index was created to help locate articles, papers, publications, and information on Interpreting, Interpreting Issues, Sign Language, Deaf Studies, Deaf History, and other related materials. It contains over 13,000 entries. 

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/terpref/index.htm

American Sign Language Browser -
From Michigan State University - one of the best online ASL dictionaries out there.

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

ASL Pro - this website was created for teachers so they can create tools for the ASL classroom. In addition, there are several great dictionaries that you can access for ASL vocabulary.

http://www.aslpro.com/

Deaf Nation - find out what is going on nationwide for deaf events. Great videos, articles and interesting tidbits.

http://deafnation.com/

Deaf Read - read about about what deaf people are thinking and discussing. View video blogs (vlogs) in ASL and discuss with deaf community members about current issues and controversies.

http://www.deafread.com/

Deaf Resource Library - a all-purpose library and guide to Deaf resources on the internet. You can find anything on any subject related to deafness. Great resource.

http://www.deaflibrary.org/