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Home / Science / Social Sciences / Language and Linguistics / Natural Languages / Sign Languages / British Sign Language
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- British Sign Language - BSL dictionary, fingerspelling generator, discussion forum, links.
www.british-sign.co.uk
- BSL Alphabet - An animated finger spelling alphabet of British Sign Language. Very useful if you are communicating face-to-face with hearing-impaired people, but not very useful for 'long conversations'.
www.foot-print.demon.co.uk/bslsite/bslindex.html
- BSL and Deaf Awareness - Describes British Sign Language and includes the BSL alphabet from the readers and signers perspective.
www.smithfamily.1stnet.co.uk
- BSL Interpreter - Sign language interpreting site from Maureen Glover, a professional BSL interpreter.
www.bslinterpreter.com
- BSL Short Dictionary - Guide to signing over three hundred common words in BSL, with animated GIFs and instructions on how to make each sign.
www.britishsignlanguage.com
- BSL Tutors - The Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People provides training to learn BSL, or become a tutor. Curriculum, qualifications, and contact information.
www.royaldeaf.org.uk/royaldeaf/simple3.htm
- DeafSign.Com - Information, links and resources on British Sign Language (BSL) and deafness. Regularly updated news, notice board, and guest book with personal responses. fingerspelling keyboard, illustrated signs and section for schools.
www.deafsign.com
- Debate over BSL in Scottish Parliament - Transcript from 14 February 2000 session, with Deaf people and interpreters present.
www.scottish.parliament.uk/official_report/session99-00/or041102.htm#Col1128
- Ethnologue BSL Entry - Information on British Sign Language.
www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=BHO
- Hands Together - Dictionary of Christian BSL vocabulary seldom found in sign language manuals, or CD-ROMs.
www.jireh.demon.co.uk
- Matthew Chapman's BSL Fact Sheet - Includes .avi clips and links.
www.scanboy.demon.co.uk/uni/bsl.htm
- Postage Stamps Featuring Fingerspelling - BSL stamps and cancelled postcards from the first day of issue. From Lovely Stamps of Kirkland, Quebec, Canada. Secure ordering. Link to American Sign Language philately.
www.lovelystamps.com/asl.html/4
- Royal Association for Deaf People - Official statement on BSL. Links to pages throughout the RAD site.
www.royaldeaf.org.uk
- Royal National Institute for Deaf People - The UK's largest Deaf Organisation, and provider of Sign Language Interpreting Services and Training.
www.rnid.org.uk
- Scottish Associtation for Sign Language Interpreters - Scottish body for training and qualifying British Sign Language interpreters.
www.sasli.org.uk
- Sign Communique - BSL CD-roms and video company based in Gloucestershire. Phone, fax or email orders. Email newsletter and links.
www.signcommunique.com
- The Forest Bookshop - The only bookshop in the UK specializing in sign language and Deaf issues. Free catalogue. Phone, email, or videophone orders.
www.forestbooks.com
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