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This article is about the difficulties deaf ppl have going to the movie theater. Many theaters don't have CC so deaf ppl can't go to new releases. Some theaters advertise they have CC but apparently it rarely works so many deaf ppl go home disappointed. I guess this is just another hurdle deaf ppl have to overcome that many of the hearing population doesn't even think twice about.

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.

I had a hard time finding true deaf ecards. I was hoping to see animated deaf ecards that actually had a character signing. This is the best site I could find. All of the cards are static and there is nothing on the inside.I think Hallmark has not realized that most deaf ppl can't read.

Now playing in NYC -- sounds like an amazing play! "Billy has been deaf since birth, but never learned sign language because he has been sheltered by relatives who refuse to accommodate or accept his deafness for various reasons.The family's unwillingness to account for Billy's deafness has forced him to instead adapt to them by reading lips. But a lip-reader's full comprehension often requires a certain awareness and participation by the speaker, which Billy isn't always afforded, leaving him perpetually relegated to the outskirts of the family dialogue." - "In addition to a thorough examination of a loving but dysfunctional family, "Tribes" also delves into the politics and psychology of being deaf, going deaf and the deaf community's place in greater society."

Deafweekly is an independent news report for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that is mailed to subscribers on Wednesdays and available to read at www.deafweekly.com. These are the actual headlines and portions of recent deaf-related news articles.

Off the topic of our last assignment, but really cool art work by Deaf Artists.

Since we're discussing food this week....

thanks so much for sharing!

You bet, Em. I would never share my sushi though.... ;)

"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.

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.

Here is a dictionary of words. Unlike ASL Pro, you cannot slow the sign down to better understand it.

ASL vocabulary for different subjects

You can download ASL related apps from iTunes. It received some negative reviews but it's a pretty cool idea....

ASL dictionary Browse thousands of words in the ASL dictionary online. So neat features word of the days and other articles

I thought this was a really cool site because it is a good way to practice watching fingerspelling. Even though fingerspelling isn't used that much, I still think it is a good thing to understand it well enough.

Online ASL full Dictionary - This site has many various dictionaries from what we have for class to parents waning to learn sign language for their babies. "Free Sign Language Dictionary Prior to the development of sign language, deaf individuals often found it difficult to communicate with those who can hear and vice versa. Sign language changed all that, creating a solid and reliable form of communication for use in the deaf community."

*wanting

This is awesome.

Since we are focusing on signs from restaurants I thought it would be interesting to see if there are any restaurants owned by or for the deaf. Then I found this article about a place in San Francisco that sells pizza. Enjoy.

That's a really cool article! I hope they make!! I'm not sure how big the deaf community is in SF, but hopefully it's enough to keep them going. I wish more hearing ppl would eat there. Next time I'm in SF I will stop by.

Very cool, Rebecca! That's my old neighborhood. I'll make sure to hit it when I'm back.

This site talks about the history of deaf culture, what it's like living in a deaf word, and also you can watch interview from deaf people in regards to their feeling about cochlear implants.