From here we hope to help you find:

• People to talk to: Support groups, social clubs, On-line chat groups, reference centers etc.
• Research Material: To help you make desisions and become well informed.
• Places to learn Sign: Trying to find your nearest course in sign language, try one of these links.

If you are aware of a site that we have omitted please let us know.

The links below are all provided a star rating out of 5 and the following notations:

	These pages are International in origin.		These pages include teaching resouces/information
	These pages include references to the use of sign.		These pages contain useful links

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On-line Resources, Reports and Studies.

This section contains links to case studies, research projects, etc. We have attempted to rifine this section to "professional" material only.

We have found these helpful in understanding our childrens hearing loss and how we can ensure the best educational prospects for them. We hope that they are helpful to you.

COMMENT: Comprehensive & extensive research	Bilingualism and the Education of Deaf Children: (USA) Discusses the reasons for adopting a bi-lingual approach; the poor attainments under oral only approaches, the sucess of deaf children of deaf parents; the prefered languages of school leavers and adult deaf; the goals of bi-lingual education and the issues that arise in implementing it.
COMMENT: Extensive list of resources	Scottish Sensory Center-Articles on Deaf Education and Deaf Studies: Covers: Audiology, Deaf education, Deaf communication, Deaf culture & community, Deafness & IT
COMMENT: Researchers Dream	Oxford Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education:(England) Search Oxfords extensive Journals for what ever topic your interested in and they will give you all the latest theories, studies and medical developments. Note: When you enter a search you will be provided a link to the Abstact of each journal, and then a link to download the PDF, for the full thing.
COMMENT: Interesting Reading	Vygotsky, sign language, and the education of deaf pupils:(Russia) This article considers the impact of Vygotsky on the education of deaf children in Russia. While Vygotsky perceived sign language as limited in some aspects nevertheless, he always considered that it had a role in education of deaf pupils. He believed that sign language should not be "treated like an the enemy" and said that "bilingualism of def people is an objective reality".

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Want to Learning Sign ? Start with some of these links...

Sign Planet - Auslan This is a massive online service that provides you access to a huge image bank of Auslan images that you can Search or Browse by Category or word. Each listing includes a description of how the sign is performed, other English words that the sign is used to represent, a clipart image of the sign, state usage notes PLUS, of course, the printable Auslan line art there is also a growing bank of video footage, online games, and activities based around sign. Many sections are available for free (including the databbase search/veiw features) however if you subscribe you get access to the resource creation functions under the teachers desk that are invaluable to teachers and parents alike! Join an ever growing community of AUSLAN users online Go to Auslan.net Now!

Online database of Course Providers: www.auslan.net includes an online database of varified Australian Sign Language course providers. Not just any one can be listed here. All course providers are varified annually as being current and qualified. You can search / browes providers by state, view descriptions of their courses and their contact details as well as link to their sites

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Links to Societies, support groups and alike....

This section contains links to Support groups, social clubs, On-line chat groups, reference centers etc.

Associations
	Australian Communication Exchange: A good Australian Resource base. Will help you find help that is near by, and also help you understand what resources are available to you.
COMMENT: Good fact sheets	Beginings : For Parents with Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children. While they are an American site, there resources and factsheets are second to none. Also have some good teaching strategy pages...
	DEAF info LINK: Deaf Infolink is an information service for people who are Deaf or hearing impaired, their families, friends, carers, and generic service providers. It also provides information and education to the wider community about the needs of Deaf and hearing impaired people.
	Deaf World Web-Australia: Has disappeared .... does anyone know where they went? Please let us know
	Parent Pals.com: Deaf and hard of Hearing news and Views: A site desgned to both inform parents and bring them together. Has some interesting articles on a range of topics.
	VICNET-deafonline Links: Another good links page

Deaf Sociaties/Clubs
Deaf Children Australia (formally VSDC-Vic Services for Deaf Children)	Provide a range of support services and info. Worth the visit.
VIC DEAF	As the name suggests, the Victorian Deaf Society.