ASL THAT

ASL THAT! discusses the ASL expressions of 4 things: 1) Current trends (popular topics, words, or phrases in the news), 2) Variations of signs (national, regional, local, cultural, style, age, race, sex, international, etc.), 3) Interpretations of English words, phrases, quotes, idioms, and 4) New and innovative signs (both widely accepted and suggested). We will explain our expressions and perspectives. Bottom line, we share our ASL knowledge and respect each other's signing preferences.

ASL FLASH

ASL Flash page is for understanding signing misnomers, relaiming ASL in its authentic form, and removing oppressive sign choices.  Videos produced by Deaf person illustrating signs.

THE INTERPRETERS FRIEND

Webpage of resources for interpreters Created by David Bar-Tzur 1949-2009 website contains; Articles, Interpreting for Deaf-Blind people, religious / spiritual topics, technical / specialized topics, multiculturalism, professional development, interpreting the Jewish services, workshops to go, and miscellaneous topics.

ART ASL

American Sign Language (ASL) lacks a defined art lexicon, which leaves deaf professionals involved in the art history field to create it. The lexicon that has been created thus far is limited to deaf museum participants and ASL interpreters in New York City. The goal of this project is to expand exposure to defined art vocabulary in ASL with the intention of integrating them into ASL usage.
Many signs are either inspired by or borrowed from sign languages in Europe; for example, the sign for Pablo Picasso comes from LSE, the sign language used in Spain. Other signs have their origins here in New York City.

 

STREET LEVERAGE

Website containing socio-political articles pertaining to the profession of Sign Language Interpreting. Street Leverage endeavors to spotlight interpreters and industry stakeholders who courageously share their ideas and perspectives in an effort to rethink the way we understand, practice, and tell the story of the sign language interpreter.