Tools

ASL STEM is an American Sign Language dictionary for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics terms developed by the University of Washington. Users can keyword search terms or pick from a category. Users are then linked to video submissions for the term, which are rated on a scale from one to five by the user community. The project aims...

This website provides information about the ASLCORE Project. This project develops new ASL signs for advanced discipline-related terminology. These signs are intended to "serve as suggestions for how to sign concepts and vocabulary." The signs are developed by deaf content experts and translators who are fluent in American Sign Language.   The...

This article, provided by the Accessible Textbooks for All initiative from UNICEF, covers various requirements to produce effective sign language videos. Recommendations are included for skills and general requirements, and technical recommendations. Technical recommendations cover camera format, sound, clothing, lighting, studio and equipment,...

This webpage, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, includes a 2-page tip sheet that provides information about sign language interpreters in the classroom. This resource includes a brief overview and discusses the following questions: what is the role of the interpreter in the classroom, what should I do if my student is...

This resource from TERC provides American Sign Language dictionaries for math and science topics. The following dictionaries are included: Signing Science Dictionary (SSD), Signing Science Picture Dictionary (SSPD), Signing Math Dictionary (SMD), Signing Math Picture Dictionary (SMPD), Signing Earth Science Dictionary (SESD), and Signing Life...

The Spreadthesign website provides sign suggestions from different languages around the world. To find a sign, site visitors can type a word into the search box on the homepage. The search results page will show a video of someone signing the word. Below the video is a list of all the languages that are available for the searched word. The...

This webpage, provided by DeafTec, is a list of survival signs for educators who may have a student who uses American Sign Language. Each video recording depicts a person signing an essential classroom phrases in ASL. Phrases include "my office hours are...", "questions on the homework?" and "test time left."

This resource, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides an introduction to the Deaf community. Information on terminology; American Sign Language; and Deaf values, behaviors, and traditions are highlighted.