Sign languages – General information

By the Translation Bureau

In this section of the collection, find general information on sign languages, interpretation services and associations for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, deafened and hard of hearing.

On this page

• Articles, reports and studies
• Associations
• Various resources and services

Articles, reports and studies

• Access to Justice for Deaf Persons in Nunavut: Focus on Signed Languages
  Source: Department of Justice Canada
• Analyzing issues in Canadian sign language recognition
  Source: Acadeafic
• ArticleꟷDiscovering the Secrets Behind Indigenous Hand Talkers
  Source: The Tyee
• Article—'It's soul work': Sign language interpreters have difficult job during time of crisis
  Source: CBC, Newfoundland and Labrador
• ArticleꟷNunavut Deaf Society seeks more members
  Source: Nunavut News
• Canada’s Maritime Sign LanguageꟷThesis (PDF)
  Source: Judith Yoel, University of Manitoba
• How the deaf community is preserving Maritime Sign Language (video | 02:11)
  Source: CBC Nova Scotia
• Indigenous Sign Languages in Canada
  Source: University of Calgary
• International and Heritage Languages—American Sign Language
  Source: Government of Manitoba
• Position paper: Situating Deaf Communities within ‘disability’ vs ‘cultural and linguistic minority’ constructs
  Source: World Federation of the Deaf

Associations

• Association des devenus sourds et des malentendants du Québec (in French only)
• Association du Québec pour enfants avec problèmes auditifs (in French only)
• Association du Syndrome de Usher du Québec (in French only)
• Association québécoise des interprètes en langues des signes (in French only)
• Canadian Association of Sign Language Interpreters
• Canadian Association of the Deaf
• Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
• Canadian Helen Keller Centre
• DeafBlind Ontario Services
• Fondation des Sourds du Québec (in French only)
• Maritime Association of Professional Sign Language Interpreters—Facebook
• Ontario Association of Sign Language Interpreters
• Société culturelle québécoise des Sourds (in French only)
• Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters

Various resources and services

• Bilingual / Bicultural program
  Source: Alberta School for the Deaf
• Book an American Sign Language interpreter—Yukon
  Source: Government of Yukon
• British Columbia School for the Deaf
  Source: Burnaby Schools District
• Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC—Programs
  Source: Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of British Columbia
• Deaf Terminology Glossary (PDF)
  Source: Calgary Association of the Deaf
• Origins of Maritime Sign Language (video | 01:09)
  Source: Wikipedia audio article
• Terminology relating to deafness
  Source: Canadian Association of the Deaf
• Western Canadian Centre for Deaf Studies—resources and toolkits
  Source: University of Alberta

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Related links

For French resources on this topic, check out our Langues des signes – Renseignements généraux page.