The Deaf Resource Library
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What is the Deaf Resource Library?
The Deaf Resource Library (http://www.deaflibrary.org) is a virtual library -- an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics. While I have a bias towards cultural Deaf models, I have tried to include more material about hard of hearing issues as well.
The information is collected here as a service to the Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities. I gladly welcome contributions to this online library by e-mail (contributions <at> deaflibrary.org). However, I am unfortunately not able to respond to e-mailed questions about Deaf culture or Deaf society. I would kindly suggest asking the research librarian at your local college for assistance.
You'll get an auto-reply back when you send me e-mail, you might want to read it here first!
Another great source of everything to do about deafness can be found at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Information on Deafness web site. Please check it out if you think I'm missing anything.
Please, please notify me (brokenlinks <at> deaflibrary.org) if you notice any broken, moved, or outdated links. It's only with the help of others that I'm able to keep track of these many links. Please note that if it's not listed here or if the link is broken, I don't know where it moved to. Please try Google and if you find the link, please e-mail me it to me. Please note that I might not be able to update the site or respond to your e-mail immediately, but I'll do my best to remove dead links and add any new information that comes in.
Who am I?
The Deaf Resource Library was created in 1995 and is being maintained by myself, Karen Nakamura. I'm an Associate Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies at Yale University. I've been studying disability culture, history, and political/social movements in Japan and the United States for the past decade. Please visit my academic home page at Yale for more information about my academic background and courses that I teach.
Deaf Bibliographies
These bibliographies were mainly for my own research purposes way, way back in 1995-98. I recoded the general bibliography to include a general reading list. I also strongly recommend visiting Amazon.com and typing in "Deaf" as a search topic. I haven't added to these bibliographies in the past several years decade, so they're a bit (quite? severely?) out of date.
Deaf Community Resources
These are some community resources for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, their relatives, friends, etc.
Deaf related network resources
Quickie Index
National/State Organizations of the Deaf, for the Deaf
Deaf Culture / Cultural Deaf WWW Sites
Schools and Universities (U.S.)
- General: List of Schools for the Deaf from the National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
- General: Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
- AL: Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (Talladega, AL)
- AZ: Phoenix Day School for the Deaf -- Phoenix
- AZ: Arizona State University -- ASL courses
- AZ: Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind -- student developed site! See also their related Outreach Services
- CA: California State University, Northridge -- an extremely Deaf-friendly university with a large Deaf population
- CA: Calif. School for the Deaf, Riverside
- CA: Orange County Department of Education Regional Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program -- mainstreaming program for deaf/hoh students in Deerfield - Venado - University area schools
- CA: Cal. School for the Deaf at Fremont -- sign
- CA: Cal. School for the Deaf at Riverside -- sign
- CA: CCHAT Center Sacramento -- oral
- CA: CCHAT Center San Diego -- oral
- CO: Magnet School for the Deaf (Colorado)
- CO: Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
- CT: American School for the Deaf -- the first school for the Deaf in the United States (K-12)
- DC: Gallaudet University -- the world's only liberal arts university for the deaf
- DC: Kendall Demonstration Elementary School
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- DC: Model Secondary School for the Deaf (a part of Gallaudet University)
- DE: Delaware School for the Deaf and Blind
- FL: Florida School for the Deaf And The Blind
- FL: Saint Petersburg Junior College in Clearwater -- established in 1966, and one of the first postsecondary institutions serving deaf students
- FL: Clark School for the Deaf -- Jacksonville, oral
- FL: The Charter School of Tampa Bay Academy -- Riverview
- GA: Atlanta Speech School -- oral
- ID: Idaho School for the Deaf
- IL: Center on Deafness - Northbrook
- IL: Illinois School for the Deaf
- IL: Child's Voice -- metropolitan Chicago, oral
- IL: Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf -- branches at St. Louis, Urbana, Overland Park
- IN: Indiana School for the Deaf
- KS: Kansas School for the Deaf
- LA: Louisiana School for the Deaf
- LA: Chinchuba Institute -- Marrero, oral
- MA: The Learning Center for Deaf Children Homepage
- MA: Beverly School for the Deaf -- SEE/oral/ASL school for the deaf in Beverly, MA
-- (unofficial) history of the Beverly School for the Deaf - MA: Clark School for the Deaf -- branches in Northhampton and Canton MA, oral
- MA: Horace Mann School for the Deaf -- Boston, sign
- MA: Perkins School for the Blind -- Watertown, deaf-blind
- MD: Maryland School for the Deaf
- MD: Montgomery County Public Schools
- MI: Michigan School for the Deaf -- Flint
- MN: Apollo High School
- MN: Metro School for the Deaf -- St. Paul
- MN: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf -- Faribault
- MO: Central Institute for the Deaf (a strongly oral school that counts Heather Whitestone as an alumn)
- MO: Missouri School for the Deaf
- MO: Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf -- branches at St. Louis, Urbana, Overland Park
- MS: Mississippi School for the Deaf -- Jackson
- MT: Montanta School for the Deaf -- Great Falls
- NC: North Carolina School for the Deaf -- Morganton
- NC: Central North Carolina School for the Deaf -- Raleigh
- NJ: Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf
- NJ: Lake Drive School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children -- Mountain Lakes
- NJ: Passaic County Technical Institute in New Jersey: North Jersey's Regional Center for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired
- NM: New Mexico School for the Deaf -- Santa Fe
- NY: National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) -- part of Rochester Institute for Technology
- NY: NTID High Technology Center for Electronic Publishing and Imaging
- NY: Cleary School for the Deaf -- Nesconset
- NY: Lexington School for the Deaf -- Jackson Heights NYC
- NY: Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf -- Mill Neck
- NY: New York School for the Deaf -- White Plains
- NY: Rochester School for the Deaf -- Rochester
- NY: St. Francis de Sales - Brooklyn
- NY: St. Mary's School for the Deaf -- Buffalo
- OH: Ohio School for the Deaf -- Columbus, Ohio
- OH: St. Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati, Ohio (founded 1915)
- OK: Oklahoma School for the Deaf -- Sulphur
- OR: Oregon School for the Deaf -- Salem
- PA: Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
- PA: De Paul Insitute -- Pittsburgh, oral
- PA: Scranton State School for the Deaf -- Scranton
- PA: Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf -- Pittsburgh
- RI: Rhode Island School for the Deaf
- SC: South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind -- Spartanburg
- SD: South Dakota School for the Deaf
- TN: Tennessee School for the Deaf
- TN: West Tennessee School for the Deaf -- Jackson
- TX: Sunshine Cottage School for the Deaf -- in San Antonio
- TX: Jean Massieu Academy - first charter school for deaf in TX (Arlington)
- TX: Texas School for the Deaf
- TX: Regional Day School for the Deaf -- Amarillo
- TX: Hearing School of the Southwest - Dallas
- UT: Utah Schools for the Deaf
- VA: Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
- VT: Austine School for the Deaf -- Brattleboro
- WA: Washington School for the Deaf -- also try this link
- WI: Wisconsin School for the Deaf -- Delevan
Misc. U.S. Education Related Sites Schools offering Graduate Deaf Education Programs I am much indebted to Monica Vance for sending this information -- Karen
Schools and Universities (Japan)
Schools and Universities (Other)
These are the only scholarships that I know of. (Please don't e-mail me asking if I know of any others because if I knew about them, I'd put them here). If you know of a scholarship that isn't listed, please e-mail and let me know.
Deaf/ASL Clubs and ASL Related
- USA-AZ: University of Arizona's Sign Language Association (SLA) only has an e-mail address for now:
- USA-CA: Cal State @ Hayward's SADA (Student Advocates for Deaf Awareness) only has an e-mail address for now:
- USA-WA: -- ASL Club at University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Organizations for the Deaf
- Canada: Canadian Hearing Society -- for Deaf, deaf, HOH
- India: Maharashtra Deaf Fellowship of India
- UK: DeafLingual.com - "communication and translation, Deaf awareness training, British Sign Language tutoring and media services"
- USA: ASCDeaf.com - "Alternative Solutions Center is a Deaf-owned and operated psychotherapy and consulting practice staffed by licensed professional therapists."
- USA: International Hearing Dog - " We train dogs to assist people that are deaf and hearing impaired at no cost to them. Our organization places dogs all over the United States. The dogs help assist with alerting a person to sounds in their home and working environment."
- USA: National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) in Special Education through Technology, Media and Materials -- "promotes the effective use of technology to enhance education outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical, and social/emotional disabilities
- USA: Institute for Disabilities, Research, and Training (IDRT) -- "?Innovative Research and Development for People with Special Needs"
- USA: Dogs for the Deaf -- non-profit organization that professionally trains rescued dogs to assist hard of hearing and deaf individuals
- USA: MN Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals -- treats people from all over the U.S., not just Minnesotans
- USA: Center for Diseases Control and Prevention National AIDS Hotline's TTY Service (click on National AIDS hotline link to get to the TTY service page)
- USA: Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence has released Broken Vows-Religious Perspectives on Domestic Violence in open caption format
- USA: Deaf Empowerment's mission is to empower Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to lead more productive lives through advocacy, education and community involvement
- USA:AllDeaf.com - forum for the deaf
- USA: ADARA is the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association. They publish a professional journal called the Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association or JADARA.
- USA: http://www.k12academics.com/ushers_syndrome.htm - a website devoted to providing resourceful information for a number of topics in education and disabilities and disorders ... with an information page for Usher syndrome including signs & symptoms, history & cause, Usher Syndrome I, II & III, support services, special education schools & books for the genetic impairment.
- USA-AK: University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- USA-AZ: Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired Home
- USA-CA: Los Angeles Metropolitan Committee on Deafness
- USA-CA: Abilities Network -- needs outreach - d/hh website providing local, state, and national resourcesb
- USA-GA: GaCHI - Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired
- USA-FL: National Deaf Academy -- " a unique residential treatment facility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, adolescents and adults"
- USA-IL: Illinois Service Resource Center -- " the coordination center for services for children throughout the State of Illinois who are deaf or hard of hearing and exhibit behavioral and mental health challenges"
- USA-KS: KPAHIC -- Kansas Parents Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
- USA-MA: Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical & Deaf (P.A.H., M.D.)
- USA-MA: Boston Center for Independent Living, has just been awarded a contract that allows us to offer free specialized telecommunications equipment to all eligible applicants in Massachusetts.
- USA-MI: Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services
- USA-MN: Department of Human Services / Deaf and Hard of hearing Services
- USA-ND: North Dakota CPD Realtime Online Captioning
- USA-NY: The New York City Access Resource Guide for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing "provides a comprehensive listing of resources throughout the five boroughs available for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing people, their families, and service providers."
- USA-NY: Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical & Deaf (P.A.H., M.D.; University of Rochester Chapter)
- USA-NY: Western New York Deaf Adult Services
- USA-TX: Deaf Action Center
- USA-VA: Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons -- provides information & referral, education, advocacy and training for deaf and hoh folks in Northern VA
- USA-VA: Veditz Chapter of American Sign Language Teachers Association (VASLTA) -- Northern Virginia
- USA-WA: Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
- USA-WY: Cathedral Home for Children in Laramie runs a residential treatment program for troubled deaf and hard-of-hearing children
Other World Wide Web resources
Linguistics / Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages
Please see my own pages on American Sign Language and Japanese Sign Language
ASL/Fingerspelling Guides
Note that most sign language teachers do not recommend learning fingerspelling by individual letters and also remember that fingerspelling is NOT the same as ASL
Resources for Deaf Kids (and their parents)
Resources for Deaf Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
Churches/Ministries/Synagogues of the Deaf, for the Deaf
Interpreting / Relaying
Captioning
- USA: ASL Access -- organization promoting video resources in public libraries
- USA: Vicaps - A Guide to Closed Captioning Technology
- USA: NationalCourt Reporters Association (NCRA)
- USA: BrainPOP produces online, animated educational films for children in grades K-12
- USA: Captioned Media Program -- "Provides free-loan captioned films/videos service to Deaf/HOH, parents, teachers, and others working with Deaf/HOH; provides free captioning information to media producers/distributors and others; provides listings of captioning agencies; and evaluates captioning agencies who perform open-captioned work for the U.S. Department of Education."
- USA: Captioned Films/Videos Program -- loans captioned films and videos to Deaf/HOH
- USA: Open Captioned Classics -- captioned videos on DVD
- USA: Sign Language Connections, Inc -- Sign Language Interpreters Agency and Closed-captioning
- USA: Closed Captioning Web
- USA: The Verbatim Court Reporters Center contains a searchable database of competent, professional court reporting, realtime, captioning and other related support services. VRC also serves as a world-wide resource for members of the deaf, hard of hearing, and late-deafened communities seeking to locate realtime and/or captioning services.
- USA: WGBH Educational Foundation which includes The Caption Center
- USA: SI Video Open Captioning -- sells open captioned videos
- USA: G&G Video - CCmaker -- adds captions to videos
- USA-OH: In Touch Services, Inc -- realtime and video captioning for the central/southwestern Ohio area
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Technological Innovations
News Articles
Resources for the Hard-of-Hearing (HOH) & Late-Deafened
Cued Speech Info
Gopher pages and FTP sites
Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Online Magazines
- Barry Strassler produces DEAFDIGEST and DEAFSPORTZINE, to subscribe send him an .
-- Informed consent warning: there have been some complaints of Mr. Stassler involuntarily adding ("spamming") people onto his e-mail list and refusing to take them off. - Nathan Prugh is the Editor of Deaf Magazine. It has a WWW page, FTP site, and mailing list (to subscribe: mail to , leave subject blank, in body, type "sub deaf-magazine firstname lastname").
- The USENET newsgroup and mailing list Deaf-L (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deaf-l/ )
- The Sign Language Linguistics List (SLLING-L) can be accessed either through its web archive page or by subscribing online.
- TeachASL ... a listserv for Teachers of ASL. To subscribe no subject needed, body: sub TeachASL yourfirstname yourlastname. It also has a webpage: http://members.aol.com/alysser/teachasl.htm
- EDUDEAF is for deaf, teachers of the deaf, and other professionals working with the deaf. Also there are many parents of deaf children online. To subscribe send a request to and then in the body of the letter type SUBSCRIBE EDUDEAF. -- Courtesy of Ted McDonald
- The TERPS-L mailing list (for Interpreters whose Working Languages include a Signed Language) can be accessed by sending an e-mail message to with the message body saying "SUBSCRIBE TERPS-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME". Leave the subject blank.
- "Beyond hearing" appears to be a mailing list for hard of hearing, late deaf, and other folks. There are a bunch of professional people on it and many of the members belong to SHHH (Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing). If you think this fits your interests, you can subscribe by mailing to " " with a blank subject line and the message "subscribe beyond-hearing". -- Thanks to Arnold Saslavsky
- Deaf Jokes (www.deafvision.com/lists/deafjokes/) -- get a new deaf joke in your email box once a month!
- FLASH (www.deafvision.com/lists/FLASH) -- national news and announcement 'zine for the Deaf Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgendered community. Published electronically since 1994.
- NOISE (Network for Overcoming Increased Silence Effectively) is intended as a forum to discuss topics of concern to hard of hearing/ deaf medical professionals (human medicine, dental, nursing, veterinary, veterinary technicians, etc) world-wide. It is also intended to be a means of support by linking hard of hearing/deaf medical professionals from various backgrounds and geographical regions. NOISE will also be open to professionals closely affiliated to such individuals (i.e.: disability offices and schools of education) in order to allow these professionals a means of collecting information in order to assist hard of hearing/deaf medical professionals. NOISE will also be open to hard of hearing/deaf students of at least fifteen (15) years of age, who are interested in a medical career. This will allow such students a means for collecting information so they may make an educated decision about the feasibility of pursuing a medical career. To subscribe the NOISE mailing list, the interested party should send an e-mail message to the administrative address: with the BODY of the mail consisting of the following: subscribe NOISE Firstname Lastname -- thanks Danielle N. Rastetter
- The Deaf UK Mailing List is for all deaf uk people and is for discussion about deaf issues as well as stories, jokes, arguments, and other things related to the deaf community. To subscribe, mail to .
- Spain:InfoSord newsletter contains news about the Spanish deaf community
Home pages of members of the Deaf community
Friends of the Deaf Community
Deaf-Owned Businesses
- USA: DeafNation -- store, online magazine, ISP, and more
- USA: DeafVision, Inc. - professional web design and hosting services. Free hosting for Deaf nonprofits. Deaf Latina owned and operated.
- USA: Hearing Aid Online
- USA: SignsForIntelligence
- USA: The Hearing Stop
- USA: www.buyasl.com - sells many ASL products such as ASL dictionary dvds, and books, deaf education, and many more.
- USA: Deaf Resources - a family-owned online retailer of Deaf and HOH products.... offer an extensive selection of assistive devices, educational materials, books, videos, clothing, jewelry, baby items, stationery, tote bags, and holiday-based gift baskets.
- USA-CA: Los Angeles Rubber Works -- Deaf culture & sign language rubber stamps
- USA-MD: Schwarz Financial Concepts
- USA-MD: DEAFWORKS manufactures TTYSCREENER and low-cost TTYs
- USA-NY: Hand Expressions -- custom clothing with transfers and embroidery; other deaf items
- USA-OH: Deaf Initiatives -- makes keepsake theme quilts from T-shirts
- USA-TX: Magnix Solutions --web designs, e-commerce
Bonus: Weird sites that have me crosslinked!
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