ASL

Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site, an online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them. This web site contains a sample of the material found on the award winningPersonal Communicator CD-ROM. However, the web site will not contain the rich graphics, sound, interactivity, and instant connection (download time) found on the CD-ROM.

Boston University's web site includes: investigation of the syntactic structure of American Sign Language, and the relationship of syntax to semantics and prosody; development of multimedia tools to facilitate access to and analysis of primary data for sign language research; collaboration with computer scientists interested in problems involved in computer-based recognition and generation of signed languages.

A compilation of student and teacher resources for ASL and deaf culture.  The page includes links to professional associations as well as resources related to signing.

While trying to learn the American manual alphabet the author discovered a computer method to read text as if it were being finger spelled. All one needs is a Windows word-processor (or something equivalent) and a sign-language font.

Handspeak offers American Sign Language (ASL) online dictionary and lessons, plus additional resources: Baby Sign, International Sign Language, Emoticon + Bodicon (facial expression + body language), gestures, manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and numeral, Sign stories and arts.