Links: Sign languages and manual alphabets

General information about sign languages
American Sign Language (ASL)
Australia Sign Language (Auslan)
British Sign Language (BSL)
Other sign languages
Manual alphabets
Sign languages in writing

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Sign languages

General information about sign languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language
http://www.shoretelsky.com/resources/american-sign-language-deaf-communication-systems/

Handspeak: American Sign Language, Bady Sign, International Sign, etc.
http://www.handspeak.com

Sign Language information and resources
http://www.sign-language.biz

International Sign / Gestuno
http://www.deaflinx.com/ASL/gestuno.html

Sign Languages in Asia
http://www.newsigns.jp/fsle

Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Hong Kong Sign Languages
http://www.youtube.com/user/kisuketimu

Sign language and hearing loss-related links
http://onlinespeechpathologyprograms.net/hearing-loss-resources/

Calling and Communicating with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
https://brandedbridgeline.com/resources/calling-and-communicating-with-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/

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American Sign Language (ASL)

Information about American Sign Language (ASL)
http://www.aslinfo.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/asl.aspx
http://www.letutor.com/sign-language-resources/
http://www.soundapex.com/sign-language/

ASL lessons and courses
http://www.lessontutor.com/ASLgenhome.html
http://www.aslaccess.org
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/
https://www.startasl.com
http://www.lifeprint.com
http://asl.ms
http://www.signingonline.com/
http://www.rocketlanguages.com/sign-language/premium/

American Sign Language Alphabet with videos
http://www.signgenius.com/sign-language-alphabet/american/alphabet-videos.shtml

ASLdeafined - learn American Sign Language
http://www.asldeafined.com

ASL Dictionaries
http://www.verdammi.org/dico_d.html
http://www.freelang.net/online/alsatian.php

ASL games
http://www.aslgames.net

ASLwrite - a way of writing ASL
http://www.aslwrite.com

Zimmy Books - games and books to learn ASL
https://zimmybooks.com/

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Australian Sign Language (Auslan)

Auslan Signbank - an interactive dictionary of Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
http://www.auslan.org.au

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British Sign Language (BSL)

Online BSL lessons
http://www.learntosign.org.uk
http://www.britishsignlanguage.com
http://www.british-sign-online.co.uk
http://www.british-sign.co.uk/british-sign-language-bsl/
http://www.bslcourses.co.uk

BSL dictionaries
http://www.signstation.org/index.php/bsl-dictionary
http://www.actualsigns.com/BSL_Dictionary-i-123.html
http://www.spreadthesign.com

cSeeker - find BSL interpreters
http://cseeker.co.uk

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Other sign languages

Arabic Sign language
http://d2000.4mg.com

Argentinan Sign Language / Lengua de Señas Argentina (LSA)
http://www.aprender.entrerios.edu.ar/recursos/curso-interactivo-de-lengua-de-senas-argentinas-i-y-ii.htm

Austrian Sign Language / Österreichische Gebärdensprache (ÖGS)
http://gebaerden.warum.net

Baby Sign Language
http://www.babysignlanguage.com
http://www.babysign.co.uk
http://www.itvbabysign.com
http://www.babies-and-sign-language.com
http://www.handyexpressions.co.uk

Belgian Sign Language / Langue des Signes de Belgique Francophone (LSFB) / Vlaamse Gebarentaal (VGT)
http://gebaren.ugent.be
http://www.sourdlang.be

Catalan Sign Language / Llengua de Signes Catalana (LSC)
http://aprenentlsc.blogspot.co.uk/

Chinese Sign Language / 中国手语 (ZGS)
http://www.2000888.com/www/shangcanjy/shouyu/index1.htm

Croatian Sign Language / Hrvatski znakovni jezik (HZJ)
http://www.crodeafweb.net/rjecnik/
http://www.dodir.hr/hzj.php#.UMN_0eTZbnQ

Czech Sign Language / Český Znakový Jazyk
http://www.kurzznakovereci.cz/us/

Danish Sign Language / Dansk Tegnsprog
http://www.tegnsprog.dk/

Dutch Sign Language / Nederlandse Gebarentaal (NGT)
http://www.effathaguyot.nl

Estonian Sign Language / Eesti viipekeel
http://www.eki.ee/dict/viipekeel/

Finnish Sign Language / Suomalainen viittomakieli (SVK)
http://suvi.viittomat.net

French Sign Language / la Langue des Signes Française (LSF)
http://www.languedessignes.fr
http://www.sematos.eu/lsf.html
http://www.visuel-lsf.org

German Sign Language / Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS)
http://www.gebaerdensprache-lernen.de
http://www.sprachkurse-direkt.de/gebaerdensprache.htm

Hungarian Sign Language / Magyar jelnyelv
http://www.hallatlan.hu

Irish Sign Language / Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Sign_Language
http://www.learnirishsignlanguage.ie
http://www.irishdeafyouth.com/about-us/irish-sign-language/
http://www.signature.org.uk/irish-sign-language

Italian Sign Language / Lingua dei Segni Italiana (LIS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Sign_Language
http://www.ens.it/formazione/la-lingua-dei-segni-italiana
http://www.issr.it/CORSI-LINGUA-DEI-SEGNI-ITALIANA.html

Japanese Sign Language / 日本手話
http://jasl.jp

Latvian Sign Language / Latviešu Zīmju Valoda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Sign_Language
http://zimjuvaloda.lv/lv/news

Native American "Indian" Sign Language
http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/ecc/signs.html
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/native/sign/

New Zealand Sign Language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Sign_Language
http://www.learnnzsl.nz/#/id/co-01
https://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz

Norwegian Sign Language / norsk tegnsprå (NTS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Sign_Language
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_tegnspråk
http://www.tegnordbok.no/

Polish Sign Language / Polski Język Migowy (PJM)
http://slownikpjm.webpark.pl

Russian Sign Language / Русский Язык Жестов
http://radulova.livejournal.com/2457162.html

Thai Sign Language
http://www.thailanguage.org/thai/signlanguage.asp

Turkish Sign Language / Türk İşaret Dili (TİD)
http://turkisaretdili.ku.edu.tr/
http://www.tdk.gov.tr/

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Manual alphabets

Manual alphabets around the world
http://www.deafblind.com/worldsig.html

Manual alphabets around the world (in Dutch)
http://www.vitaaldenhaag.org

Manual alphabets around the world (in Russian)
http://www.deafnet.ru/dn/abc.phtml

Czech Manual Alphabet
http://ruce.cz/articles.php?id=3

German Manual Alphabet
http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/fa/

Irish Manual Alphabet
http://homepages.iol.ie/~johnpmon/signs.html (Letters)
http://www.iol.ie/~johnpmon/numbers.html (Numbers)

Icelandic Manual Alphabet
https://web.archive.org/web/20070203100144/http://www.deaf.is/about/fingrastafrof.html

Italian Manual Alphabet
http://www.assistentecomunicazione.it/gioco-lis-impara-la-lingua-dei-segni-italiana-giocando

Mexican Manual Alphabet
http://www.elosiodelosantos.com/alfabetomanualmexicano28.html

New Zealand Manual Alphabet
http://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz/alphabet/

Portuguese Manual Alphabet
http://abcgestual.no.sapo.pt/home.htm

Quebec Manual Alphabet
http://www.surdite.org/carriere/alphabet.php

Russian Manual Alphabet
http://www.kenguru.boom.ru/daktilos.html

Most of these links were suggested by Sam Giloi

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Sign languages in writing

Sutton SignWriting - tutorials, dictionaries, fonts and other resources
http://www.signwriting.com/

Hamburg Sign Language Notation System (HamNoSys)
http://www.signwriting.org/forums/linguistics/ling007.html

Stokoe Notation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokoe_notation

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