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Sign Community
- Official site of the British Deaf Association, run by Deaf people for Deaf people. Includes information about their services, projects, publications, local associations, and resources for teaching BSL.
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Signature (The Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People, CACDP)
- Offers a portfolio of qualifications in sign language and other forms of communication with deaf and deafblind people; includes a guide to their resources for learners, interpreters, and people seeking a career.
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Association of Sign Language Interpreters
- The professional association and support network for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Includes information about career paths, professional development, their regional network, and a searchable register of members.
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British Sign Language Corpus Project
- Presents the results from this three year project, which filmed hundreds of deaf people using BSL, in order to research how the language is evolving.
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BritishSignLanguage.com
- Presents selection of images on basic signs and word groups.
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BSL Alphabet
- An online guide to the signed alphabet as a resource for finger-spelling English.
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BSLonline.net
- Provides searchable BSL resources for children and adult sign language learners and, teachers.
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Deaf Action
- Delivers BSL, Deafblind communication, deaf awareness, and other specialist training across Scotland. Includes information about their range of services and support, annual reports, projects, and newsletters.
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Deaf Books
- Online shopping for a range of books and materials for learning or teaching BSL; also includes some free resources to download.
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Deaf Umbrella East Ltd - British Sign Languages Services
- Provides communication support, training services, and work opportunities in London and the South East. Describes their services and history, with contact details.
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DeafClub.co.uk
- A directory of resources for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Forest Books
- Bookshop specialising in deafness and deaf awareness; includes their current catalogue and online shopping facility.
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Makaton
- A combination of sign language, signs and symbols, used to teach communication, language and literacy to people with communication and learning difficulties. Provides a substantial library of resources, with information about learning and training.
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Royal Association for Deaf People
- Promotes the welfare and interests of Deaf people in eastern and southern England, whose first or preferred language is sign language. Includes information about their services and programmes, and contact details.
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Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters
- Aims to promote good practice in the delivery of British Sign Language/English Interpreting. Includes details of membership, their code of conduct, and contacts.
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Silent Sounds UK Ltd
- Provides British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting and lip-speaker services as well as training and on-line BSL interpreting.
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University of Bristol - Centre for Deaf Studies
- Concentrates solely on research and education that aims to benefit the Deaf community, offering a bilingual environment, with an emphasis on acquiring fluency in British Sign Language (BSL). Contains course list and information, news updates and announcements.
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University of Central Lancashire - Deaf Studies
- Provides teaching and research in the field of Deaf Studies, covering diverse issues relating to deaf people, their language, history, education and culture. Includes a listing of courses and opportunities, with contacts.
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Waterfall Rainbows - British Sign Language
- Offers a range of online and CDRom-based courses in BSL; includes a catalogue, prices, and free finger-spelling resources.
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