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This site is devoted to deaf videos. Most are just youtube style videos that people make. It's amazing how fast some of the people sign. It seems impossible to ever be able to understand what they are signing, but I suppose it's just like learning any new language...with time and practice it becomes easier.

This is a 20 minute clip from a documentary on PBS called "Through Deaf Eyes". This portion of the documentary mainly talks about the movie/entertainment side of deaf history...from the stage to the Oscar backlash against Marlee Matlin to Gallaudet alumni protesting for Deaf President at the University.

This is website shows Mexican Sign Language. There is a youtube video that has a guy demonstrating some signs and there is a link above the video with a Mexican Sign Language dictionary. I thought it was really cool so check it out!

"American Sign Language University" at Lifeprint.com is a site for ASL students and teachers. It helps a person find information and resources to help improve their signing. It includes free self-study lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart, fingerspelling help, Deaf Culture study materials, 100 first signs for parents to teacher their child, and resources to help a person learn sign language.

Not sure if this is accurate CSL, but it's the one video I've found where CSL is incorporated in pop music.

Just like Beethoven's nightmare here we have some deaf musicians. I was impressed with the rap and the quality of the video, check it out.