Links

Here are some interesting links regarding interactive online sign language solutions.


Bristol Uninversity – Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS)
All pages have a video presenter with subtitles off the video screen. The videos are compressed with Flash.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/deaf/

American Sign Language Bowser
Online video clip dictionary of American Sign Language
This web site contains a sample of the material found on the award winning Personal Communicator CD-ROM.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/index.htm

Hand Speak
Handspeak™ is a subscription-based website, consisting of American Sign Language (ASL) online dictionary, lessons and resources, including Baby Sign, International Sign Language, Emoticon + Bodicon (facial expression + body language), gestures, manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and numeral, Sign stories and arts.
http://www.handspeak.com

Free Online Dictionary
A completely free online dictionary of over 7200 American Sign Language Signs
http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro

Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms (same as above)
This dictionary has both animated and text definitions
http://www.masterstech-home.com/asldict.html

Lesson Tutor
Learning American Sign Language (ASL): Using Alphabet Flash Cards (not free)
http://www.lessontutor.com/ees_asl_flashcards.html

British Sign Language Online Dictionary
Uses Shockwave, with various 3D characters to teach basic signs. Category based.
Fairly good. Though it takes time to load each clip, a “Loading” indication is missing
http://www.learnbsl.org/index.htm

Sign the Language
Test yourself if you have learnt the sign language
http://www.funbrain.com/signs/

ASL University is an online curriculum resource for American Sign Language students, instructors, interpreters, and parents of deaf children.
Uses photos instead of video
http://www.lifeprint.com/

Sign Language Games
Here are a few games you can purchase
http://www.educationallearninggames.com/sign-language-games-1.asp

Sign Language Singers
A cute trio of young sign language singers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPTMv0bBe4o