ASL Access has encouraged access to American Sign Language videos with two major projects.
ASL Access Video Collections
In 1997, Chris Wixtrom founded ASL Access to provide free public access to ASL video resources.
First project (1998 - 2005):
ASL Access placed over 5,600 ASL videos in collections of 200+ ASL videos in each of 28 libraries across the United States. Most of the ASL Access video collections were presented in honor of Deaf persons.
[Image: A collage of many ASL video covers provides a muted background for the text.
Text: GUIDEBOOK for Leo M. Jacobs American Sign Language (ASL) Collection. "An ASL Access Collection” www.aslaccess.org This ASL media collection was placed by ASL Access with funding from the Jacobs Family, the Fremont Bank Foundation and the Alameda County Library Foundation. Fremont Main Library, Alameda County Library System, 2400 Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538, 510.745.1401 V, 510.796.9749 TTY, www.aclibrary.org, October 2003, 2003 (c) ASL Access]
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Read with ASL YouTube Channel
Read with ASL YouTube channel content encourages language abundance!
Read with ASL YouTube videos strengthen reading comprehension by expanding understanding of vocabulary, multiple-meaning words, abstract words, figurative language, idiomatic language, phrasing, and contextual meaning.
Read with ASL videos also encourage natural acquisition of American Sign Language features such as classifiers, pluralization, and depictive (descriptive) signing. ASL presenters are Deaf. All content is free.
englishbyeye.org is the Read with ASL website.
It offers many resources for ASL and English learners.
aslaccess.org is the ASL Access website.
This website has a vast list of useful resource links! There are also articles on Deaf Education, communication, ASL, and more, as well as ASL video reviews and other resources.
ASL Access has a majority-Deaf board.
ASL Access is a 100% volunteer nonprofit organization.