Fwd: ASL videos in libraries

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Here is some interesting information on ASL videos available in libraries.

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>Below is an article with information about our placements of ASL videos in

>libraries.

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>Wixtrom

>Founder & President

>ASL Access

>4217 Adrienne Drive

>andria, VA 22309

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>www.aslaccess.org

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>ASL Access Brings American Sign Language Video Collections

>to Local Libraries 8/3/2001

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>ASL Access ( www.aslaccess.org ) is a fully volunteer, 501 ©(3) non-profit

>organization which places American Sign Language video collections in

>libraries. Our primary focus is donations of the ASL Access Video Collection

>to public libraries. This collection of over 200 videos includes many ASL

>lessons, translations of classic literature and children's stories, original

>ASL poetry, drama, stories and humor, biographies, history, inspirational

>titles, interpreting demonstrations, and videos on health and parenting.

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>These Collections have been enthusiastically received by the library public.

>Considering the ravenous public appetite for ASL - as evidenced by the rapid

>rise in sign instructional programs, high attendance at Deaf community

>events, and the number of visitors to the ASL Access website - this is not

>surprising. The ASL Collection may become one of the most popular

>collections in the library.

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>ASL Access has had hundreds of requests for the ASL Access Video Collection.

>Requests from individuals, libraries, agencies, schools, colleges and

>universities across North America show the tremendous need for these once

> " hidden " resources. However, at this time, ASL Access has no government,

>agency, corporate, or private funding ready for these donations. Funding or

>sponsorship must be found (typically from a local sponsor) for each donation

>of the Collection.

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>Once funding becomes available, it is sent to ASL Access in the form of a

>check (payable to ASL Access) designated for a specific library. When the

>funding is received by ASL Access, we buy the videos from over 40 ASL

>publication vendors, including non-profit agencies, schools, independent

>publishers, and publishing businesses. Most of the videos are shipped

>directly to the library; others are shipped to ASL Access and then shipped to

>the library. With our special discounts, the total for the Collection is

>$7700. We follow up by providing free publicity flyers and custom guidebooks

>which feature the names of major sponsors, the person or group to whom the

>Collection is dedicated, and the library name and address. All our services

>are free.

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>Please note that ASL Access does not sell individual video titles. Individual

>ASL video titles may be purchased directly from publishers and retailers

>listed on the ASL Access website page entitled: " Where to Buy ASL Videos. "

>ASL video reviews are also available on the website.

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>The library receiving a donation of the ASL Access Video Collection is

>responsible to market the videos to the general public. This may be

>accomplished by providing appropriate display shelving in a general area of

>the library (rather than in a " special services/disabilities services "

>section) and by sending out press releases and distributing flyers. The

>library covers processing costs and replacement costs for videos which become

>lost. The library shares general feedback with ASL Access about patron

>response.

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>A resolution in favor of the work of ASL Access was passed at the August 1998

>White House Conference on Library and Information Services Task Force.

>Testimony was given by ASL Access to the United States National Commission on

>Libraries and Information Science Hearing on Library and Information Services

>to Individuals with Disabilities on July 8, 1999. Several national

>organizations supporting the interests of deaf persons and users of sign

>language have expressed strong interest in this project. The project meets

>American Library Association guidelines for library and information services

>for the American Deaf Community. ASL Access video collections offer a

>practical way for local libraries to bring popular information and

>entertainment resources to eager patrons in local communities.

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>We believe that every library should include this ASL collection as part of

>basic library holdings. An investment in these ASL library materials provides

>on-going benefits to the whole community.

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>ASL Access

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>ASL Access Video Collections:

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>The Alice L. Hagemeyer ASL Video Collection, in the District of Columbia

>Public Library, Washington, D.C. (Funding: Donation by and Chris

>Wixtrom)

>Opened June 15, 1999

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>The t Clerc ASL Video Collection, in the Fairfax County Public Library,

>Fairfax, VA.

>Opened Sept. 8, 1999 (Funding: Crestar Foundation)

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>The Donna F. Drake ASL Video Collection, in the St. s Public Library, St.

>Augustine, FL. Opened Sept. 1, 2000 (Funding: Higgs Family Foundation)

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>The Clifford R. Rowley ASL Video Collection, in County Library,

>Whippany, NJ.

>Opened Oct. 21, 2000 (Funding: NW Jersey Association of the Deaf; Higgs

>Family Foundation)

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>The ASL Video Collection, in Fort Public Library, Fort

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>Opened Feb. 27, 2001 www.fspl.lib.ar.us (Funding: library funds)

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>The Riverside Model Deaf Community American Sign Language Video Collection,

>in Riverside Public Library, Riverside, CA (Funding: City of Riverside,

>Riverside Friends of the Library, and 7-Eleven People Who Read Achieve Fund

>of Communities Foundation of Texas) June 14, 2001.

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>Opening soon:

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>* South Mississippi Regional Library, Columbia, Mississippi (Funding:

>anonymous donation)

>* Baltimore County Public Library, Baltimore, MD (Funding: library friends

>group)

>* White Plains Public Library, White Plains, NY (Funding: Westchester

>Foundation for the Deaf)

>* Arlington County Department of Libraries, Arlington, VA (Funding: library

>funds)

>* Meridian Library District, Meridian, Idaho (Funding: The Assistance League

>of Boise)

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