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www.cpcweb.com
Anyone interested in creating
original videos can download a demo of a software program that can be used for
captioning videos to ensure access to the hearing-impaired population.
www.pics4learning.com
This site provides pictures in a
variety of categories. One of the
categories presents pictures of a hand demonstrating the sign language alphabet
and numbers. It is appropriate for
adults and children to use as basic instruction.
http://download.com.com/3000-2051-10030201.html?legacy=cnet
Anyone interested in learning sign
language can download software that teaches finger spelling and recognition of
the hand shapes. The user can then
focus on developing speed and accuracy. The
site also offers finger spelling games.
www.deaflibrary.org
The library includes online
materials plus links to websites that offer sign language instruction, resources
including national organizations and schools for the deaf and for deaf
education, magazines, deaf culture events and information, and much more for
deaf kids and their families.
www.listen-up.org/sign.htm
This site includes links for kids
to animated signing websites and links for parents to locate and purchase
deaf-related products, learn sign language, and find other information and
resources.
www.deafkids.com
This site is designed for deaf
students and includes a chat room for deaf kids ages 17 and under.
The site declares the chat room to be safe and secure for children to
use, although this claim cannot be guaranteed.
The site is sponsored by Deaf Life magazine, a reputable company with a
long history of service to the deaf population.
www.where.com
This site features an on-line sign
language dictionary, finger spelling activities, and finger spelling quizzes to
test the user’s skills. Click on
the sign language link at the bottom of the page and ignore the other links
because they are either not working or not suitable for children.
www.vocaldevelopment.com
This website offers information
and listening activities for parents of children with hearing impairments or
speech delays. The activities are
helpful for parents who want to understand their child’s language difficulties
and support their child’s vocal development.
www.hearingexchange.com/
Parents and deaf education
teachers will find on-line newsletters on a variety of deaf-related issues.
Teachers with mainstreamed deaf children will also benefit from this
information.
www.fsdb.k12.fl.us
This
is the official website for Florida School for the Deaf-Blind.
Click on professionals, then services,
scroll down to Outreach: research and
technology, click on technology
resources. The user will find
good overviews and descriptions of the many programs and equipment that are
available for deaf and blind students at this school and ideas that could be
useful in other settings with deaf-blind students.
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