Acting with ASL [Videocassette]. (1990). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 51 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2508 .M44 1990. 
Mike Lamitola, former actor with the National Theater of the Deaf, explains how he learned and uses sign language. As an actor, he feels he is an ambassador to encourage the use of sign language.

American Sign Language as a Second Language in Public Education [Videocassette]. (1990). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 36 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .P44 1992.
Peggy Hlibok is a junior high school teacher at St. Francis deSales School for the Deaf in Brooklyn. She has served on numerous state commissions relating to deafness and is now a member of the ASL Committee of the New York State Department of Education. In this lecture, she gives some history of the struggle to get ASL accepted for fulfillment of the language requirement for hearing children in New York State (kindergarten through high school), and discusses how the curriculum for the program will be developed.

American Sign Language in Schools, the Status of ASL as a Foreign Language  [Videocassette]. (1990). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 120 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .S43 1990  
Sherman Wilcox focuses on the question of whether hearing students should be allowed to take American Sign Language for credit in high school or college, to satisfy the foreign language requirement. He argues that ASL  is a bona fide language, and that the deaf have a literature and a culture, and therefore ASL meets the criteria used to describe other  "foreign" languages.

ASL Requirements for Gallaudet University Faculty [Videocassette]. (1992).Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT.  49 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D7 1992  
Harvey Goodstein, professor of mathematics at Gallaudet University, explains the background and development of the Gallaudet Communication Policy, and discusses what ASL is (and is not), and what it means to him.

Deaf Artists in America [Videocassette]. (2004). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 70 mins. Signed and voiced. 3rd floor, N8356.D43 D42 2004. 
Deborah Sonnenstrahl, a noted expert on Deaf artists, discusses Deaf artists in America from Colonial times until the present day.

Deaf Scientists: Their Invisible Roles in History of ASL and Deaf Community. [Videocassette]. (1998). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 54 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2373 .H37 1998. 
NTID professor Harry Lang presents ancedotes related to his  research on deaf scientists (both men and women), and their roles in  history. Dr. Lang also shares how deaf scientists have played an  important role in American Sign Language.

Deirdre Schlehofer [Videocassette]. (1996). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 51 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D45 1996. 
A lecture by Deirdre Schlehofer, a faculty member at the University of Rochester.

Diversity: The Change of Heart [Videocassette]. (1999). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 56 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D49 1999. 
Laurene Gallimore discusses ASL research.

Douglas C. Baynton, Ph.D [Videocassette]. (1998). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 49 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D68 1998. 
Douglas C. Baynton, historian and author, talks about his research and book about ASL Deaf History.

Dr. William Stokoe: Representations [Videocassette]. (1996). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 60 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D79 1996. 
Dr. Stokoe shares his theory of the evolution of human language. He  makes the assertion that manual representations of language is one of the primary ways to communicate.

Educating Teachers for Deaf Children, a Model Preparation and Demonstration Program [Videocassette]. (1990). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 120 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2430 .A52 1990. 
Dr. C. Tane Akamatsu, Associate Professor of Special Education at Michigan State University, discusses her model program for teaching the teachers who teach deaf children. Her premise is that to teach, one must communicate; to communicate, one must communicate visually, which means more than just signing.

How do Deaf People Become so Expressive [Videocassette]. (1996). Rochester, NY:  NTID at RIT. 46 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2471 .M37 1996. 
Guest speaker Dr. Marina McIntire presents a lecture on how deaf children acquire affect and language. Included is a discussion about  facial expressions and non-manual markers.

Integration of English and ASL in My Life [Videocassette]. (1991). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 46 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .R62 1991. 
Robert Cagle, an NTID graduate, and graduate of RIT in Electrical Technology, is presently an electrical test engineer in Rochester. He also teaches ASL at night and is active in deaf community organizations. In his lecture, he explains his own personal experiences with ASL, how he was exposed to English, and the importance of both languages in his life

Keeping Ownership of Deaf Culture in a Hearing World [Videocassette]. (1991).Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 52 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2545 .E66 1991. 
Emory Dively, an NTID/RIT graduate in Social Work who has his M.A. in Cross Cultural Communications, is presently a missionary and Director of the Deaf International Bible College in Minneapolis. He discusses the importance of cultural identity for deaf people who must also function in the hearing world.

The Promise of Deaf Studies [Videocassette]. (1996). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 57 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2430 .C43 1996. 
Guest speaker Charles Katz discusses his interpretation of deaf studies materials and curriculum available. Mr. Katz also compares deaf studies programs before and after "Deaf President Now" protests at Gallaudet.

Read English, Think ASL : The Story of Deaf Life [Videocassette]. (1995). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 39 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .M38 1995 . 
Matthew S. Moore is the publisher of "Deaf Life", the independent monthly magazine of the deaf community. He also co-authored and published the popular "beginner guide", "For Hearing People Only". A graduate of RIT, he also is a talented poet, actor, community activist, and leader.

Reconstructing the History of ASL: Dr. Ted Supalla [Videocassette]. (1997). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 44 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .R43 1997  
Dr. Supalla's lecture describes the changes that have taken place in American Sign Language over the last hundred years. Old film clips from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) are used as a reference point to show grammatical changes in the language.

Robert Johnson at NTID [Videocassette]. (1989). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT.  60 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2430 .R62 1989. 
Robert Johnson, Chairman of the Department of Linguistics and  Interpreting at Gallaudet University, gives his recommendations for "Unlocking the Curriculum" for deaf students, citing the inadequacy of the sign supported speech currently in use in classrooms, the cycle of low expectations which the deaf education system has for  deaf students, and the need for children to acquire a natural language very early. Supplement: "Unlocking the Curriculum", Gallaudet  Research Institute Working Paper 89-3 by Johnson, Scott K. Liddell, and Carol J. Erting.

Semiotics Analysis of ASL Poetry [Videocassette]. (2000). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 36 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .S36 2000  
Cindy Campbell, NTID faculty member, lectures on linguistic aspects of  poetry in ASL.

Showing Cause in ASL [Videocassette]. (1986). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 79 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .D78 1986. 
Dr. Susan Fischer presents the first of the ASL lecture series on "Showing Cause in ASL." She gives a short perspective on ASL  research and explains why people are interested in doing research on ASL;  covers the importance of facial expression and non-manual behaviors in  ASL; and shows how the results of research on ASL can help general  linguistic theory.

Tactile ASL as used by Deaf-Blind People [Videocassette]. (1995). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT.  51 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .K38 1995. 
Dr. Karen Petronio, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Rochester, received her Master's degree in Linguistics from Gallaudet University and her Ph.D in Linguistics from the University of Washington. Dr. Petronio explains how ASL makes the transition to tactile ASL.

Thoughts from a Deaf Playwright : Building Plays with ASL and English [Videocassette]. (1995). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 44 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .W45 1995. 
Guest speaker Willy Conley shares his experiences as a deaf  playwright. The main topic discussed is using both ASL and English to build plays.

Three Evaluation Studies [Videocassette]. (2003). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT. 48 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .K374 2003. 
Karen Emmorey discusses ASL.

The Use of Additions in Sign Language Transliteration [Videocassette]. (1996). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT.
42 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .L7 1996. 
The supplement consists of overheads used during the lecture Linda Siple presents information from her doctoral dissertation.

You Speak so Well, Why aren't you Using your Voice? [Videocassette]. (1991). Rochester, NY: NTID at RIT.
40 mins. Signed and voiced. 4th floor, HV2502 .B37 1991. 
Barbara Jean Wood, an NTID/RIT graduate and currently Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Commission for the Deaf and Hard of  Hearing, discusses her life growing up in a mainstreamed environment, as an oralist, and how she learned sign language and decided to stop using  her voice.