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Contacts
British Deaf Association (BDA)
1-3 Worship Street
London EC2A 2AB
Voice/Text: 020 7588 3520
Fax: 020 7588 3527
E-mail: info@bda.org.uk
Website: www.bda.org.uk
Run by and for deaf people to ensure those using sign language have the
same rights and entitlement as other citizens. Campaigns for the recognition
of BSL.
The Federation of Deaf People
PO Box 11
Darwen
Lancs BB3 3GH
Fax: 01254 708071
E-mail: contact@fdp.org.uk
Website: www.fdp.org.uk
Campaigns for the recognition of BSL and for the rights of deaf people
in general.
Jack Ashley Millennium Awards
The final deadline for applications is 7 May 2002. E-mail millennium.awards@ndcs.org.uk
for an information pack.
Links
British Sign Language.com
www.britishsignlanguage.com
Uses animation to give an introduction to the basic signs for words
and phrases in BSL.
British Sign Language Info Web
www.bsl-infoweb.org.uk
Gives basic vocabularies as well as basic rules of grammar and syntax,
plus suggestions for good communication. Also contains articles on education,
the arts and media.
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
www.drc-gb.org/drc
Website for the government advisory body. Offers documentary information
on the status of BSL.
Microbooks
www.microbooks.org
A company offering a range of CD-ROM teaching aids for BSL.
Books
Improve Your BSL by Paul Redfern (Deaf Works, 1999) £7.50
A user-friendly guide for anyone attending Stage 1 and Stage 2 BSL classes.
Linguistics of British Sign Language: An introduction by R Sutton-Spence
and B Woll (Cambridge University Press, 1999) £16.95
Provides support for learners of British Sign Language and others interested
in its structure and its use. Assumes no previous knowledge and contains
more than 300 illustrations.
Sign Language Companion by Cath Smith (Souvenir Press, 1996) £10.99
A BSL handbook aimed at young people, with signs that link ideas and concepts.
Topics covered include family and friends, behaviour, sharing ideas, food
and drink, and feelings.
Signs Make Sense by Cath Smith (Souvenir Press, 1990) £9.99
A lively introduction to the principles and grammar of BSL. Signs are
grouped according to type with illustrations of how facial expressions,
fluid hand- and finger-movements and placements are used and combined.
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