International Sign Language Videos, DVDs and CDs

Videos are located on the 3rd and 4th floors and may be borrowed for up to 3 weeks. There are tvs, vcrs and captioning available at MRC, basement of the library. Students may view videos there.

Around the Globe: The Middle East and Islam.
CD-ROM. Signs of Development, 2003. (4th floor, BP50.A76 2003).Color/Signed/Captioned.
This presentation will help viewers in the following: (1) Develop a visual understanding of middle eastern country locations; (2) Develop a working knowledge of the Middle East (3) Manually demonstrate an understanding of middle eastern country name signs and (4) Build an understanding of Islamic history in a brief overview.

Panduan Bahasa isyarat Malaysia. CD-ROM. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology. 2002. (4th floor, HV2474.P363 2000).

Signs Around the World. (9 videos). Individual country videotapes feature native Deaf male and female signers from that country. Each tape is separated into three sections which include personal introduction, vocabulary, and narrative. The videotapes illustrate the richness and variety of some of the world's sign languages. These tapes dispell the myth that "sign language is universal" by providing the viewer with an opportunity to see that the world's sign languages are as varied and as unique as the world's spoken languages

*Alphabets Around the World. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 53 mins. Color/Signed.(4th floor, HV2474 .S5371 1990).

*Cities Around the World. Videocassette.Burtonsville, MD: Sign Media, 1990. 31 mins.Color/Signed. 4th floor, HV2474 .C48 1990.

*Colors Around the World. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 53 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S5372 1990).

*Countries Around the World. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 35 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S5373 1990).

*Selected Signs Around the World. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 30 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S5374 1990).

* Australia. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 25 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.1).

* Finland. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 27 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.2).

* France. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 26 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.3).

* India. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 22 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.4).

* Italy. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 26 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.5).

* Japan. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 28 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.6).

* Quebec. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 31 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.7).

* Thailand. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 27 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.8).

* USA. Videocassette. Sign Media, 1990. 27 mins. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2474 .S537 1990 v.9).

International Cities and Historical Name Signs. 4 CDs. Signs of Development, 2003. Color/Signed/Captioned. (4th floor, HV2474 .L388 2003).
This World Wide Web workshop is for sign language interpreters, and provides signs for cities and other places of the world, examples of their use in context, alternate signs for the same place, and etymological information about how these places got their name signs.CD 1. [North and South America] -- CD 2A. [Europe, part A] -- CD 2B. [Europe, part B] -- CD 3. [Africa, Asia, Middle East, Australia].

British Sign Language/ASL Translator. CD-ROM. Institute for Disabilities, Research and Training 2004. Color/Signed . (4th floor, HV2475 .B75 2004).
Designed so users may learn signed and printed vocabulary in four languages--British Sign Language, British English, American Sign Language, and American English. Translates any of a thousand words between all four languages by allowing the user to choose a word in one language and then displaying the word in the other three languages.

Italian Sign. Videocassette. Los Angeles, CA: Beyond Sound, 1986. 30 mins. Signed/Voiced. 4th floor, HV2474 .I82 1986.
Describes and gives examples of Italian sign language.


Mexican Sign Language/ASL Translator. CD-ROM. Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, 2000. Color/Signed. (4th floor, HV2475.M75 2000).

Russian Sign Language/ASL Translator. CD-ROM. Institute for Disabilities, Research and Training 2001. Color/Signed . (4th floor, HV2475.R87 2001).

Sicilian Sign. Videocassette. Los Angeles, CA: Beyond Sound, 1986. 30 mins. Signed/Voiced.. 4th floor, HV2474 .S435 1986.
Discusses and gives examples of Sicilian sign language.

 

For more information contact:
Joan Naturale
Deaf, Disability and Education Librarian
Deafness News and Resources
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