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Deaf Web Washington - calendars,
events, links, and information about the Deaf community
in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.deafweb.org/ |
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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/ |
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Washington State Association of the Deaf
- State chapter of National Association of the Deaf -
advocacy for the rights of deaf and hard of hearing
people.
http://www.wsad.org |
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Washington State Chapter of ASLTA -
Professional development workshops, ASL teachers
directory, newsletter
http://waaslta.org |
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The American Sign Language Teachers Association
- the national professional organization for ASL
teachers.
http://aslta.org |
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Registry of Interpreters for
the Deaf - the national professional
organization for ASL Interpreters
http://www.rid.org/ |
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Washington State Registry for
Interpreters for the Deaf - the local chapter
of the RID.
http://www.wsrid.com/ |
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DeafBlindinfo.org - An online directory of
worldwide resources for and about people with combined
vision and hearing loss.
http://www.deafblindinfo.org/link.asp |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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[Office of the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing] |
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 |
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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/ |
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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 |
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American Sign Language Browser
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From Michigan State University
- one of the best online ASL dictionaries out there.http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
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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/ |
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Deaf Nation - find out what is going on
nationwide for deaf events. Great videos, articles and
interesting tidbits.
http://deafnation.com/ |
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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/ |
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Deaf Connection - Support program run
mostly by hearing parents of deaf children. Website not
maintained too often, but some events are posted
http://deafconn.com |
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[Teach
ASL] |
Teach ASL - and its accompanying
listserv is a service for ASL teachers.
http://members.aol.com/alysser/aslpgs.htm#aslpgstop |
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Deafbuy.com - this carries a unique
inventory. Some items not seen elsewhere for teaching
ASL.
http://deafbuy.com |
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Dawn Sign Press - publisher of very
popular books related to Deaf culture and ASL books,
videos, workshops.
http://dawnsignpress.com |
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Sign Media, Inc. - publisher of books
and many videotapes related to Deaf culture and ASL.
http://signmedia.com |
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Gallaudet University Press - a
publisher of a wide variety of academic and educational
publications. Lots of other media resources as well.
http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/ |
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[Sign Enhancers] |
Sign Enhancers, Inc. - publisher of a
variety of videos and publications related to sign
language, Deaf culture, and interpreting.
http://signenhancers.com/home |
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Thedeafexperience.com - a new site with
potential and promise for lots of information. Take a
look.
http://www.thedeafexperience.com/ |
