Just Deaf

How old is Sign Language of the Netherlands?

Elsewhere on the internet

Historical Sign Language Database: video material on the history of American Sign Language. (ASL)
Ethnologue: the catalogue of all languages in the world, has a separate category; Deaf Sign Language. Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT) is also listed.

Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam): sign language

"With or without a CI, sign language is always the foundation."

What's the difference between sign language and pantomime?

"Sign language allows you to see everything."

"Music with signs is very poetic."

"You can babble with your hands as well"

Why are there so many variations of signs?

"They used to say signing would make you dumb."

Is sign language a real language?

Is the Sign Language of the Netherlands still developing?

What are the differences between Sign Language of the Netherlands and Sign-supported Dutch?

Sign language isn't the solution to a problem

Is there only one sign language in the Netherlands, or are there multiple?