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Deafblind Link: Facilities to learn the Deafblind Manual Alphabet and the Two-Handed Manual Alphabet used by sighted deaf people. Also provides information about Braille, Moon, Cochlear Implants, the Retinal Implant Project, the causes of deafblindness, and articles about deafness and deafblindness.
Author: Gallagher, James
Subjects: deafblindness, deafness, sign language
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents, guide
DeafClub.co.uk: Index of resources for the deaf including clubs, sports organisations, businesses and services, news, legal sources, and entertainment guides.
Author: DeafClub.co.uk
Subjects: deafness, disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: index
Gallaudet Research Institute: Studies the deaf and hard of hearing population in the United States, including demographic aspects of hearing impairment.
Author: Gallaudet Research Institute
Subjects: deafness, disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
International Bibliography of Sign Language: Contains over 30,000 academic titles and 3000 abstracts focusing on modern sign language research, deaf culture, sign language interpreting, and education of the deaf. Bibliography is browsable by author, keyword, or classification, and searchable by author, title, keyword, or year of publication.
Author: Joachim, Guido H. G.; Prillwitz, Siegmund & Hanke, Thomas
Subjects: deafness, sign language
DeweyClass: 419
Resource type: bibliography
National Deaf Children's Society: UK charity, which aims to alleviate the challenges faced by deaf children and their families through the dissemination of accurate information. This includes medical information, regional and local representatives, downloadable publications in PDF format, welfare rights, a news archive, and events and conferences details.
Author: National Deaf Children's Society
Subjects: child welfare, deafness
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Royal National Institute for the Deaf: RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Offers news, information, services, support, and interactive features including an animated version of the fingerspelling chart and video clips of everyday words as expressed in British Sign Language. QuickTime or Windows Media Player are required.
Author: RNID
Subjects: deafness, disability, language learning
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: service
Scientific Journals: ENT / Otolaryngology: Set of links to journals relevant to otolaryngology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
Subjects: deafness, otolaryngology
DeweyClass: 617.8
Resource type: journal index
Scottish Sensory Centre: Information on SSC publications and videos and a selection of articles from around the world relating to the education of sensory impaired young people. Also provides access to the Sensory Information Service database of contact details for related organisations.
Author: Scottish Sensory Centre, Moray House Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh
Subjects: blindness, deafblindness, deafness, special education
DeweyClass: 371.91
Resource type: documents
Sound and Fury: Examines deaf culture providing a timeline of deaf history, information about sign language, and an interactive guide to fingerspelling. Also discusses the controversy over cochlear implants, the main topic addressed within the televised documentary which this resource accompanies.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: deafness, sign language
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents, guide