Student Resources

ASL Resources
Career Resources
Deaf Studies Resources
English Resources
Financial Resources
Health & Safety Resources
Interpreting Resources
Student Services
Other Resources

 
ASL Resources

  • ASL Deafined ASL videos (free 3-day trial)
  • ASL Dictionary & Inflection Guide (NTID's online ASL dictionary)
  • ASL Fingerspelling receptive practice
  • ASL, Fingerspelling, & Numbers Videos at Wallace Library
  • ASLized videos in ASL designed to foster the integration of American Sign Language (ASL) educational research into visual media and literacy.
  • ASL Links web site includes vlogs and information for interpreters.
  • ASL Pro.com (online ASL dictionary; includes ASL and fingerspelling quizzes)
  • ASL signs for countries
  • ASL STEM Forum wiki where deaf people contribute videos of ASL signs for science, engineering, and math technical vocabulary.
  • ASL University (online ASL dictionary)
  • ASL Vlog and Video Directory
  • Black Deaf ASL
  • Computational Science technical signs
  • Classifiers in ASL
  • Deaf Consumers Project
  • Deaf Doc (online medical ASL dictionary)
  • Deaf MD (online health information in ASL)
  • Deaf Newspaper
  • electronic books on ASL available through the Wallace Library
  • embe Outreach ASL Library (online ASL dictionary of technical signs used in school settings)
  • English/ASL Translation Clearinghouse
  • Receptive Fingerspelling practice (21 pages of videos for practice, including videos showing common patterns)
  • Health Information in ASL from the National Institutes of Health. To watch the videos, click the "Download" link.
  • HealtySign medical information in ASL
  • Internal Revenue Services videos in ASL
  • International Bibliography of Sign Language
  • ASL signs for mathematics concepts
  • No Voice Zone
  • Online books on sign language and linguistics
  • ASL signs for the New Roman Missal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Signing Savvy online ASL dictionary
  • Sign Language and Interpreting library guide
  • Sign Language Student online ASL dictionary
  • Vocabulary Builders in ASL: signs for technical vocabulary from the Captioned Media Program
  • Start ASL

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    Deaf Studies Resources

  • American Association of the Deaf-Blind
  • American Deaf Culture
  • The Art of Storytelling lecture by Rosa LeeTimm
  • article on differences between Black ASL and mainstream ASL
  • Deaf Artists
  • Deaf Culture Centre (fascinating web site for the cultural center and museum in Toronto. Web site features content in both ASL and LSQ.)
  • Deaf Echo (articles on Deaf culture, ideas, discussion, news updates, feature stories, and editorials)
  • Deaf Women of Rochester
  • Deaf Missions (online sermons, devotions, and downloadable Bible verses in ASL)
  • DeafNation (many news and entertainment videos)
  • Deaf People and World War II
  • Deaf Progressivism v/blog
  • Deaf Studies Archives
  • Deaf Studies Databases
  • Deaf Studies Digital Journal (includes articles in ASL)
  • Deaf Studies Internet Resources
  • Deaf Studies Laboratory
  • Deaf Studies Library Guide (online journals; electronic books; Sign Language Literature and Poetry; Audism, A. G. Bell, Eugenics, Milan, and Oralism; Martha's Vineyard and Deaf Communities)
  • Deaf Studies Visual Materials at Wallace Library
  • Deaf TV
  • Deaf You Video (social media/video blog)
  • Described and Captioned Media Program (online videos and videos you can borrow)
  • Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness
  • Gallaudet Video Library (collection of presentations, interviews, and events documenting Deaf culture and Deaf history)
  • iDeaf News (news videos in ASL)
  • NTID professor Jason Listman's YouTube channel (music videos performed in ASL).
  • Kiss Fist online magazine
  • National Association of the Deaf
  • The NTID Deaf Index was created to help locate articles, papers, publications, and information on interpreting, sign language, deaf studies, deaf history, and other related materials. It contains over 20,000 entries index to information on ASL and Deaf studies that includes 20,000 entries.
  • NTID history timeline video
  • NTID Life Histories Project (a collection of life stories of Deaf people)
  • NTID library guide (Deaf Education journals, Interpreting Sign Language Library Support, Sign Language and Interpreting journals)
  • OIC Movies (news and entertainment videos in ASL)
  • RIT ASL and Deaf Studies Community Center
  • Rochester School for the Deaf
  • Self Instruction Lab Online Resource Catalog
  • Spread the Sign online catalog of signs from around the world
  • TEDxIslay features videos by deaf motivational speakers.
  • World Federation of the Deaf

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    English Resources

  • ASC Writing Center Links
  • A Word a Day
  • Exploding Dictionary (displays definition with links to the definition of each individual word in the definition)
  • OneLook (searches 1,060 online dictionaries)
  • Reverse Dictionary (search for a word by its meaning)
  • Online English Resources (hundreds of links to resources on reading, writing, grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, proofreading, and vocabulary)

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    Career Resources

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (information on job outlook, earnings, and nature of the work)
  • Career Portal (information on resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salary negotiation, and job search strategies)
  • Discover Interpreting (demand for interpreters, how to find work, where to find work, salary information)
  • NTID Center on Employment Tips (resumes, references, correspondence, interviewing)
  • Occupational Information on interpreters

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    Financial Resources

  • ATMs on campus
  • Financial Aid Coordinators (click the Financial Resources link to view contact information for the NTID and RIT financial aid coordinators)
  • Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
  • Scholarships & Grants
  • Student Employment Office
  • Student Financial Services
  • Undergraduate Financial Aid & Scholarships

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    Health & Safety Resources

  • Counseling Center
  • Free Hearing Tests
  • National Center on Deaf Health Research
  • Public Safety
  • Student Health Center

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    Interpreting Resources

  • Code of Professional Conduct
  • NTID Department of Access Services Practicum and Internships
  • Educational Interpreter Performance Test
  • Educational Interpreter Resources Toolkit
  • Genesee Valley Region Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (the local RID chapter, which offers workshops)
  • The Interpreter’s Friend (tons of resources on interpreting for technical, religious, and other specialized topics)
  • Interpreting Resource Guide (excellent list of guides to the Wallace Library's extensive resources on interpreting and ASL, including journals, books, and videos)
  • Interpreting in Medical Settings
  • Khan Academy: a library of over 3,500 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history
  • The Language Door (links to workshops, conferences, publishers, and organizations)
  • Mano a Mano (interpreting in the Hispanic community)
  • NCIEC Mentoring Toolkit provides a large number of resources on mentoring, plus links to videos explaining healthcare and Vocational Rehabilitation terms in ASL
  • National Alliance of Black Interpreters
  • Pew Research Center: information on current events
  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  • Resources for Interpreter Knowledge Competencies
  • Resources for Interpreter Performance Competencies
  • Street Leverage blog for interpreters to discuss issues in the interpreting profession
  • Student Interpreting Association
  • Student & Novice Interpreter Network Facebook Group
  • TED: Ideas Worth Sharing--speakers present their ideas in short presentations, many of which have English transcripts

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    Student Services

  • Housing Operations
  • Ombuds Office (assistance with conflict management and conflict resolution)
  • Residence Life
  • Services for Students (searchable alphabetic listing of services)
  • Student Conduct Process
  • Women’s Center

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    Other Resources

  • Bus Schedules
  • Campus Maps
  • Center for Religious Life
  • Computer Accounts & Technology Services (download a virus scanner, register your computer to access the wireless network, privacy settings, email, changing your computer password)
  • RIT Directories
  • Lingo to Know (words and acronyms used frequently at RIT)
  • myRIT Web Portal
  • Parking & Transportation
  • Student Government
  • The Source (RIT Student Handbook and Academic Planner)

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    Looking for ASL videos that explain vocational rehabilitation terminology? Check out the link to the Mentoring Toolkit on the Interpreting Resources page.

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