Professional Associations, Organizations, and Societies
Council de ManosOrganization supporting and educating others about the Latinx Deaf, Deafblind, Deaf Disabled, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened communities.
National Asian Deaf Congress (NADC)Non-profit organization whose mission is to define and address the cultural, political and social issues experienced by Asians who are deaf or hard of hearing.
National Black Deaf AdvocatesNational Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) is the official advocacy organization for thousands of Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing Americans. For more than three decades, NBDA has been at the forefront of advocacy efforts for civil rights and equal access to education, employment, and social services on behalf of the Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the United States.
National Black Deaf Advocates Inc. (NBDA)Organization promoting leadership, deaf awareness, and active participation in the political, educational, and economic processes that affect the lives of black deaf citizens.
Sacred CircleNon-profit organization for deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing and late-deafened American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations individuals and their families. Non-natives who are hearing or deaf, or hearing Natives are also welcome to participate as associate members.
The mission of ASL Pro is to serve the needs of the ASL educational community. ASL Pro provides free, easy-to-use reference and learning tools to enhance in-classroom learning for ASL educators and their students
An online American Sign Language curriculum resource center. ASLU provides many free self-study materials, lessons, and information, as well as fee-based instructor-guided courses. Many instructors use the ASLU lessons as a free "textbook" for their local ASL classes.
Signing Savvy is your complete sign language resource. Signing Savvy includes a sign language dictionary containing several thousand high-resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, finger-spelled words, and other common signs used within the United States and Canada.