Recently I came across a brilliant American Sign Language (ASL) resource by Glenda Hampton Anderson, as a result I searched for a similar resource related to British Sign Language (BSL) and did not find anything as comprehensive.

I’ve been a BSL learner for last 2 years and I’m in the process of completing a Level 2 BSL certificate at hfals. During this time I have gathered a comprehensive list of BSL resources that I will now share with new, current or future BSL learners, which I hope you will find useful.

This resource will cover BSL websites related to: information, news, mobile apps, TV, events, dictionaries, books and Twitter.

Last update: 21 March 2012, 13:36.

Information

• British Deaf Organisation  http://www.bda.org.uk/
• Action on hearing loss (formally RNID)  http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk
• Sign Post BSL Britain’s biggest supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) on-screen services for all platforms, including television, video, CD-ROM, DVD, film and the Internet  http://www.signpostbsl.com/
• Actual Sign deaf-led organisation providing a range of training and assessment programmes in BSL-related topics  http://www.actualsigns.com/
• BSL Broadcasting Trust  http://www.bslbt.co.uk/
• Deafax http://www.deafax.org/
• Deaf Lizards http://www.deaflizards.co.uk/
• Critizen Advice Bureau for BSL users  http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/bsl.htm
• NHS, Hearing impairment (deafness)  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Hearing-impairment/Pages/Introduction.aspx
• BSL uptake  http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/
• Family Sign Language http://www.familysignlanguage.org.uk/
• Signature promotes excellence in communication with deaf and deafblind people  http://www.signature.org.uk/
• UCLAN http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/deaf_studies.php
• Christian sign project  http://www.christiansigns.co.uk/public/index.php

News

• Remark! News Deaf News from the Deaf Community!  http://remark.uk.com/community/deaf%20news
• Under the Lamp with Carolyn Deaf chat show in BSL from Remark! http://www.bslbt.co.uk/chat/
• Hearing Times only national UK newspaper for deaf and hard of hearing people, their relatives and friends, audiologists and professionals in the hearing industry and equipment manufacturers and dispensers. – http://www.hearingtimes.co.uk/
• Deafstation http://www.deafstation.org/news/

Dictionaries

• British-Sign-Fingerspelling finger spelling resource including posters, flash cards and practice tools http://www.british-sign.co.uk/fingerspelling.php
• Actual Signs BSL Dictionary  http://www.actualsigns.com/BSL_Dictionary-i-123.html
• British Sign Language A Guide to British Sign Language  http://www.britishsignlanguage.com/
• Science Signs BSL/English glossary for science education http://www.sciencesigns.ac.uk/
• ArtSigns Sign Language videos http://www.artsigns.ac.uk/
• EngineeringSigns BSL/English glossary for engineering and the built environment http://www.engineeringsigns.ac.uk/
• Learn BSL sign dictionary  http://www.learnbsl.org
• British-Sign free BSL resources  http://www.british-sign.co.uk/index.php
• Deaf 247 directory of British Sign Language and deafness related resources  http://www.deaf247.co.uk/

Mobile and Apps

• MobileSign free British Sign Language dictionary for mobile devices http://mobilesign.org/
• Everyday BSL The first comprehensive British Sign Language dictionary for iPhone http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/everyday-bsl-dictionary/id427605105?mt=8
• British Sign Language Reference Dictionary for iPad contains over 7500 videos and definitions http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/british-sign-language-bsl/id431219226?mt=8
• BSL Sign and Spell takes the user through each letter of the alphabet, with the help of two videos showing the front and side view of each sign http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bsl-sign-and-spell/id482359027?mt=8

TV

• See hear magazine for the deaf community highlighting the issues affecting the community – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9cb
• BBC Signed Zone on iPlayer  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/categories/signed
• Hollyoaks Omnibus on Sundays, Channel 4

Events

• Deafinitely Theatre  http://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk
• V&A Museum BSL Tour  http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/1150/bsl-tour-figures-fictions-2147/
• Science Museum events with British Sign Language  http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/events/bsl_signed_events.aspx
• National Gallery BSL http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/bsl-events/
• National History Museum BSL signed events http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/daily-events/bsl-signed-events/index.html
• Deaf Club Holborn Shakespeare pub every second friday of the month from 7.30pm

Books

• BSL Books http://www.forestbooks.com
• Sign Language Link; a pocket dictionary of signs http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sign-Language-pocket-dictionary-signs/dp/0953506959/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332338515&sr=1-2
• British Sign Language For Dummies http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Sign-Language-For-Dummies/dp/0470694777/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332338478&sr=1-1
• Dictionary of British Sign Language: Compiled by the British Deaf Association  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-British-Sign-Language-Association/dp/0571143466/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332338478&sr=1-6
• Let’s Sign Dictionary: Everyday BSL for Learners http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Sign-Dictionary-Everyday-Learners/dp/1905913109/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332338478&sr=1-7
• British Sign Language : A Beginner’s Guide http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Sign-Language-Beginners-Guide/dp/0563211342/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332338478&sr=1-9
• Revision on multi-channel signs http://www.forestbooks.com/forest/british-sign-language-dictionaries/revision-on-multi*channel-signs/0000008109.html

Other

Twitter

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