Sign Languages around the world
In this section find links and information about different sign languages around the world
About ASL  [offsite link]
Extensive information on ASL and Deafness American Sign Language Browser [offsite link]
This is Michigan State University´s ASL browser site which allows you to look up information about thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them. American Sign Language: [offsite link]
Scholarly information on the linguistic integrity of ASL ArtSigns [offsite link]
ArtSigns is an online glossary for British Sign Language in art and design which may be helpful. ASL Fingerspelling Dictionary [offsite link]
This page has some very clear instructions on fingerspelling, along with a helpful quiz. ASL Information [offsite link]
Extensive information on ASL and Deafness Auslan - Compare Australian Sign Language to ASL [offsite link]
Auslan uses two hands and is different to American Sign Language. This site is an Auslan Signbank Belgian French Sign Language [offsite link]
A new site with Belgian French Sign language British Engineering Signs [offsite link]
A site for signs related to Engineering British Sign Language - What Is It? [offsite link]
From Wikipedia a description of BSL British Sign Language Fingerspelling [offsite link]
A free Fingerspelling guide to BSL. BSL Alphabet [offsite link]
An animated demonstration of the BSL letters of the English Alphabet BSL Courses [offsite link]
This site offers courses in which you can learn British Sign Language. French Sign Language [offsite link]
How to learn French Sign Language Handspeak : A Sign Language Dictionary Online [offsite link]
An online subscription site which includes sign language lessons Learn British Sign Language [offsite link]
This is an informative site with all sorts of information about British Sign Language. Linguistic Minority
There are many languages which have died out or have very few speakers. But a number of governments, educationalists and other bodies are doing their utmost to keep these languages alive. Sign Communique [offsite link]
This is Britain´s biggest supplier of BSL, providing books, CD Roms, Video and all sorts of information. Sign Language Interpreters
If you are a hearing person, sign language probably doesn't rate top of mind. To become an interpreter you need to be able to hear as well as know sign language. So I wondered who becomes a sign language interpreter and why? Sign Language Website [offsite link]
This website is filled with information about sign language, including it´s history. Sign2Me [offsite link]
This is a site offering assistance to parents who wish to sign to their baby. It´s American, but there is a UK section. Why isn’t there a universal Sign Language?
Surely when sign language was being developed it would have been sensible to have a universal language? That might seem logical but in reality it isn’t.
www.britishsignlanguage.com [offsite link]
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