Resources
American Sign Language Dictionary
Check out an ASL dictionary: https://www.handspeak.com/word/search/
Baby Sign Language Basics
Learn about the basics of baby sign language: www.babysignlanguage.com/basics
Baby Sign Language Dictionary
Check out a dictionary of baby sign language: www.babysignlanguage.com/dictionary
First Steps
First Steps is a statewide early intervention system that provides services to children with developmental disabilities from birth to age 3 and their families. First Steps offers comprehensive services through a variety of community agencies and service disciplines. First Steps – Cabinet for Health and Family Services (ky.gov)
Forms of Communication
Learn more about the different forms of communication people with hearing impairments might choose to communicate: https://www.kcdhh.ky.gov/media/FCM.mp4
KCDHH Children and Teen Fact Sheet
View the fact sheet here: www.kcdhh.ky.gov/ois/factsheets/Children-TeensHearingLoss.pdf
Kentucky’s Early Childhood Standards
Kentucky Talking Book Library (KTBL)
The Kentucky Talking Book Library (KTBL) provides free library service to people who cannot read traditional print because they have a visual, physical, or reading disability. Audio and Braille materials are sent to and from users by postage-free mail, or can be downloaded from the internet. A special Talking Book player is provided on loan. KTBL has been in operation since 1969 and is part of a national network of libraries administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a branch of the Library of Congress.
https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/talkingbook/Pages/default.aspx
Learn the Signs Act Early Developmental Milestones
Learn more about developmental milestones with the Learn the Signs Act Early information located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Sign Language Forum
This is a great place to find someone to chat with in sign: https://www.signlanguageforum.com/asl/