Language Research Guide

YouTube video on ASL lessons. ASL vocabulary. Topics in ASL and Deaf Culture.

Online resource for sign language and deaf culture, this resource contains articles and tutorials for ASL language and practice.

A free online resource for learning American Sign Language (ASL).

How to sign words related to health, illness, and emergency situations.

Sometimes individuals look up a word thinking they know how to use it, but end up learning something incorrect.

Practice receptive skills (understanding ASL when it's signed) with ASL Storybooks.

ASL Storytelling video about the book, "The Ugliest Dog in the World," written by Bruce Whatley.

ASL Storytelling on the fairy tale, "The Gingerbread Man."

ASL Storytelling about the book, "The Three Little Pigs and the New Neighbor, " written by Andy Blackford and Tomislav Zlatic.

ASL Storytelling about the book, "Is Your Mama a Llama," written by Deborah Guarino.

ASL Storytelling on the children's folk poem, "There was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly."

Video introduction to signs frequently used in the Deaf Community. Learn to sign words such as again, almost, boy, cold, and many others.

Learn about masculine vs feminine signing. Learn about signing familial words such as brother, mother, father, etc.

Learn how to sign common phrases such as 'I love you,' 'how are you?', 'nice to meet you,' and many others.

Learn how to sign descriptive words, feelings/emotions, numbers and much more!

ASL Lessons and Stories that include closed captions.

Videos by two brothers who are children of deaf adults.

NASA Science Related Lessons Plans.

2,000+ signs and phrases, easy navigation and features, with different signers.

Sign School is a free resource for learning American Sign Language. This app is filled with interactivity and video-based learning.

10-minute lessons designed to teach practical conversation skills quickly.

App created by ASL experts. This app contains over 300 lessons split into different sections.

This app contains more than 100 interactive video lessons and 10,000 ASL dictionary entries.

Academy award winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin teaches the fundamentals of ASL, from the signed alphabet and basic vocabulary through common expressions in everyday life.

Deaf Broadway is founded and deaf-led. Filmed in real time via webcam with diverse deaf talent from around the world, this groundbreaking series provides full and complete American Sign Language (ASL) access to beloved selections from the Broadway catalog.

Huge collection of over 700 articles and FAQs covering various topics related to deaf culture as well as deaf history, technology, language use, and other aspects of the deaf experience.

Articles, videos, and tips for interacting with deaf people.

The Deaf Nation Expo is a touring trade show and conference for and about deaf people.

A variety of free learning opportunities where participants can support deaf students, discuss concerns and challenges, and learn from national experts.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 234,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students.

NBDA is the leading advocacy organization of Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in the United States.

Serving equally our members, the profession, and the public by promoting and advocating for qualified and effective interpreters in all spaces where intersectional diverse Deaf lives are impacted.

The National Theatre of the Deaf explores what it means to be Deaf in America.