Signing the Cross - for Deaf Catholics in the San Diego Diocese

SigningTheCross
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Catholic Resources
	The Vatican
	The Diocese of San Diego
	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Did you know they do Movie Reviews?
	The California Catholic Conference is the staff office of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops. It is the official voice of the Catholic community in California's public policy arena.
	Catechism of the Catholic Church A valuable online reference for every Catholic.
	Documents of the II Vatican Council More reference material.
	New American Bible Scripture online.
	The Southern Cross Newspaper of the Diocese of San Diego. Download PDF file of current or past issues.
	Catholic News Service Online resource for breaking news of interest to Catholics Worldwide.
	Catholic Answers is one of the largest and most trusted apologetics and evangelization organizations.
	Catholic Exchange is endeavoring to evangelize the world via the Internet with the Good News of Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church. Many useful resources including FREE Scripture Study.
	Catholic.net is the successor site to the Catholic Information Center on the Internet (CICI), one of the pioneering Catholic web sites since its inception in 1995. Here you get access to leading Catholic magazines and newspapers, papal encyclicals, Church documents, helpful devotional services, and the latest Catholic news from around the world.
	The Daily Gospel provides a free, personalized e-mail each morning, containing the text of the Gospel of the day according to the calendar fixed by the Catholic Church.
	National Catholic Office For the Deaf (NCOD) A Unique National Ministry for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholics. Landover Hills, MD.
	International Catholic Deaf Association (ICDA) An International Membership Organization (comprised of national sections, countries, local chapters and individual Deaf Catholics from all over the world).
	The Catholic Deaf Community, Diocese of Orange, is dedicated to supporting, educating, and empowering the Catholic Deaf and Hard of Hearing in their Faith Community.
	CHURCHEAR The International Federation for Pastoral Care to Hearing Impaired Persons. You can read of "The Late-Deafened Spiritual Connection".
	Mass Times A Resource for Traveling Catholics. Find Mass times and locations before you travel.

San Diego Area Resources
	The California School of Professional Psychology - San Diego (CSPP-SD) A local organization that was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), to establish a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for persons who are hard of hearing or late deafened.
	Deaf Community Services of San Diego A resource center providing social services to empower and encourage independence for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing individuals.
	San Diego County Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (SDCRID) is a non-profit organization committed to professional development, networking and fundraising efforts for professional interpreters, students of interpreting, and supporters of the interpreting community.

Associations and Education Resources
	National Association of the Deaf (NAD) The oldest and largest organization representing people with disabilities in the United States.
	American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB) is a national consumer advocacy organization for people who have combined hearing and vision impairments.
	American Sign Language Browser Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site. An online ASL browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them.
	ASL "HandSpeak" Dictionary Online HandSpeak is intended for fun learning, not any official instruction.
	The Deaf Resource Library is an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures.
	Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Working for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children throughout the United States.
	The California School for the Deaf in Riverside, California.
	The California School for the Deaf in Fremont, California. Here is their State-by-State Listing of schools for the Deaf.
	Gallaudet University The World's Only University for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Undergraduate Students.
	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind comprise a state agency that provides a variety of programs and services for sensory impaired children and their families.
	Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf is a nonprofit organization established in 1970 to allow Deaf people to work together for Deaf people.
	Becoming a Sign Language Interpreter A general overview for those who have an interest.
	Southern Tier Independence Center A comprehensive list of resource links related to disabilities.
	Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that monitors, reviews, and reports on disability resources every day. They disseminate information to libraries, disability organizations, health and social service professionals, consumers and families. Here is their page for California Resources.
	Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center ADA Statute, Regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets, and Other Assistance Documents.
	Deafness.about.com An online resource center for various topics related to deafness.

Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment Resources
	USA Deaf Sports Federation USADSF provides deaf and hard of hearing athletes with opportunities to compete with deaf peers as well as the larger society of athletes worldwide.
	World Recreation Association of the Deaf An international recreation organization with 14 nation members. Originally founded in Southern California as SCRAD.
	The Captioned Films/Videos Program, funded by the U. S. Department of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf.
	TRIPOD Captioned Films brings major box office hits to deaf and hard of hearing children, young adults and senior citizens around the world. These Open Captioned presentations are released within 2 weeks of the national release. See which local theaters have dedicated screens.
	Project D.A.T.E. offers signed theatrical performances for the deaf and hard-of-hearing at both the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatres in Los Angeles.