Congratulations on wanting to learn more about sign language, the interpreting profession and the Deaf community! Like you, we think it is a fascinating field of study. Here is a resource list to get you started on your search for more information.

SLA does not teach sign language. For information on how to learn sign language, please visit the web page of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). They have a listing of Interpreter Training Programs located throughout the country. They should be able to help you with information on Sign Language instruction & interpreting education.

See Sign Language in action on the web!

• Look up a sign on MSU's American Sign Language Dictionary.

• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
• Deaf-REACH
• Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC)
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AGBELL)
• Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH)
• Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI)
• Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN)

• Gallaudet University
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

This list appears as a courtesy only and is not an endorsement of SLA's affiliation with any group, company or philosophy. The sites listed are not maintained by SLA. SLA is not responsible for their content.