Deafness-Related Resources

Deafness-Related Resources
  • The NTID Educational Technology Resource Room is a unique and specialized collection of books, papers, videos, proceedings, periodicals, and newsletters with a subject specialty of deafness, deaf culture, interpreting and audiology.
  • The NTID Deaf Index was created to help locate articles, papers, publications, and information on Interpreting, Interpreting Issues, Sign Language, Deaf Studies, Deaf History, and other related materials. It contains over 15,000 entries.
  • The experts at NTID have developed the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection guide - an innovative dictionary that not only shows you 2,700 signs, but shows most of them in sentences. You can see the inflections and learn how they work to help gain a true understanding of the language of ASL, not just a list of its vocabulary.
  • The Clearinghouse On Mathematics, Engineering, Technology and Science (COMETS) is an information dissemination project funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education for deaf and hearing students.
  • NTID maintains a web site for speech and language professionals.
  • A variety of Sign Language and Deafness Products can be purchased at NTID's easy-to-use and secure online store.
  • The SLPI (Sign Language Proficiency Interview) involves a one-to-one conversation in sign language between an interviewer and candidate/interviewee, with interview content varying according to the background, job responsibilities/schooling, and other interests of each person interviewed.
  • C-Print is a speech-to-text system developed at RIT/NTID as a communication access service option for some deaf and hard-of-hearing students in educational environments.
  • Tips for using technical ASL signs.
  • The Project Solve website is designed to help students improve their skills at solving mathematics word problems.
  • The Supporting English Acquisition website assists educators of deaf students in their efforts to promote their students’ English language acquisition and literacy development.
  • The NTID Life Histories Project is a collection of the life stories of deaf people.
  • The NTID Department of Research maintains a website on the topic of Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Deafness.
  • Wallace Library maintains lists of web resources related to deafness and general disabilities.
  • The Class Act program is dedicated to promoting access for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

 

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