Online resources

Following are some online resources that I find pretty helpful for my research and other relevant area (sign linguistics, language acquisition by deaf children, sign language education etc.). I would like to spread the sharing here. Copyright should be reserved by the original creators.

Code of Professional Ethics

• Research Ethics in Sign Language Communities (Harris et.al, 2009)

• Ethical Issues in Conducting Research With Deaf Populations (Mckee et. al, 2013)

• Ethics, Deaf‐Friendly Research, and Good Practice When Studying Sign Languages (Singleton et. al, 2015)

• Resources on Equity and Inclusivity in Linguistics (REIL)

Instruments

• Common European Framework of Reference For Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Companion volume)

[There is a sign language section which is a useful reference for development of assessment tools of sign language proficiency. ]

• The Questionnaire for Information Structure (QUIS) /(publisher's website)

[Nice elicitation material for studies on information structure. ]

• Instruments shared by Uconn Sign Linguistics & Language Acquisition Lab (SLLA lab)

[Materials to evaluate the development in morphology, syntax, and phonology by deaf/bimodal-bilingual children.]

• Promotion excellence in sign language instruction (by ProSign Team)

[Newly shared, it provides excellent reference for developing assessment tools & curriculum design in sign language education]

Signbank/Sign language corpora

• Asian Sign Bank (by CSLDS, CUHK)

• Hong Kong Sign Language Browser (by CSLDS, CUHK)

• 啟聾手語視像字典 (by Lutheran School for the Deaf, Hong Kong)

• Hong Kong Sign Language Corpus (by CSLDS, CUHK)

• ASL Sign Bank (by Haskins Lab, Yale University)

• Spread The Sign (by Non-profit Association European Sign Language Centre)

• Iconicity patterns in Sign Languages (the IPSL database, by V. Kimmelman, A. Klezovich and G. Moroz. )

General education

• Research Briefs (for educators and parents for deaf and HoH children, by VL2 center, Gallaudet University)

• Online College Guide for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students ( A helpful guide for deaf and hard-of-hearing students to navigate online college study)

• Lifeprint.com (ASL learning recourse, by Dr. Bill Vicars)

• Deaf Museum 2017 (Facebook page; interviews with Deaf people in Hong Kong about issues incluidng identity, education, language use etc. )

• HKSL Classroom (Facebook page; by Deaf HKSL instructor Brenda YU)

• HKSL from Deaf Star (Youtube channel; ran by a group of Deaf people in Hong Kong)

• HKSL Sex Education Website (by CSLDS, CUHK)

• Database of Medical information in HKSL (by CSLDS, CUHK)

• Response to issues in recognizing HKSL as an official language (Google webpage compiled by a group of HKSL advocates)