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A-Z to Deafblindness
ArtSigns - The online BSL/English glossary for art and design.
British Deaf Association, The - the UK’s largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people.
British Sign Language - BSL Discussion forum, BSL Alphabet - Animated pictures that teach you how to sign the alphabet in British Sign Language. Spelling Machine - Type in a phrase and the spelling machine will spell it out in the British Sign Language Alphabet. Sign Dictionary - Teaches you how to sign some common words and phrases.
BritishSignLanguage.com - this site uses moving pictures to show the basic signs for British Sign Language.
Deaf Awareness Technology - assistive listening products and inductive loop products.
DeafClub.co.uk - a not for profit resource to promote websites about Deaf and Hard of Hearing culture in the UK.
Deaf Resource Library, The - intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States but does have some links to UK resources and an extensive bibliography including material on Deaf culture.
DeafVIDEO.TV - pulls new videos automatically when they are uploaded at YouTube.
Hearing Concern - Mission Statement: Hearing Concern exists to help overcome the frustration, isolation and loneliness experienced by millions of people in the UK who have hearing loss. It is the country’s leading provider of advice and support, campaigns on behalf of its client group and promotes awareness of the communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing people.
International bibliography of sign language - The bibliography contains over 30,000 titles of academic literature and over 3,000 abstracts... It focuses on modern sign language research. Beyond that, the bibliography records text related to Deaf culture, sign language interpreting as well as education of the deaf. The bibliography does not only refer to monographic books and readers, but also to articles in readers and journals. ...videos as well as digital media are also recorded.
Open college of sign language - a National awarding body offering awards, through F.E. Colleges, centres and Institutions to the general public.
RNID - is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK.
Signature - Signature promotes excellence in communication with deaf and deafblind people.
Sign On-line - a project which develops online materials to support teachers, assessors and learners of British Sign Language.
SignPost is Britain's biggest supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) on-screen services for all platforms, including television, video, CD-ROM, DVD, film and the Internet.
Signstation - Want to know about British Sign Language (BSL)? Signstation has video, interactive exercises, pictures, graphics and explanations about BSL and Deaf people at work.
Some Sign Language Alphabets from all over the world -
The BSL:UPTAKE Library - contains resources and reference works in BSL (wherever possible) and English. New resource
UK Council on Deafness, The - an umbrella body for organisations working with deaf and hard of hearing people.

Links checked 27-04-07

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