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Alone we can't do much. But, together we can change the world. - Bill Austin, Founder Alone we can't do much. But, together we can change the world. - Bill Austin, Founder Alone we can't do much. But, together we can change the world. - Bill Austin, Founder Alone we can't do much.

Here are a few fingerspelling systems.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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."

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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....

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.

Publications /BATOD On-line Magazine /Models of Deaf Education around the world /How Russia deals with deaf childrenHow Russia deals with deaf children Anna Komarova and Michael Pursglove Deaf education in Russia goes back to 1806 when the first school for the deaf was opened at Pavlovsk near St Petersburg.

In terms of an established deaf community, one of the brightest spots on the African continent is South Africa. South Africa's deaf community is well-established and even has something that we lack in the United States. One web source said that in 1998 there were at least four million deaf and hard of hearing people in South Africa.

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.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) mourns the passing of NAD President Emeritus Robert G. Sanderson of Roy, Utah who passed away on February 25, 2012, just 5 days after his 92nd birthday.

Comparative chart: Deaf and ethnic cultures What makes a social group a culture? How does Deaf culture compare to full-fledged ethnic and religious cultures? What are the criteria for recognizing a group as a genuine community or culture?

I found this site which talks about the summer and winter deafympics. I had no idea that they had their own olympics to participate in. There are over 4000 athletes from 77 countries that take place in these events. Just like the Olympics, deaflympics changes locations every year.

This is a site for an organization for Deaf Pilots. The members of this organization come from all different parts of the world and are all very different. However, they are brought together because they are Deaf and have a common passion for flying!