BYKI: There is no BYKI application for ASL.
Mango Languages: Mango only has one video for learning ASL, which is a video for the alphabet. I learned the alphabet a few years ago, but it was a good refresher, because there were a couple of letters that I had forgotten. I also didn’t know that “zz” is its’ own letter and has its’ on sign, instead of signing “z” twice. There is also a certain way to sign two letters in a row (like in the name Anna), so that was something I never knew.
Diigo Bookmarks: I had to start my own group in Diigo, because there are a few other ASL groups, but they have not been active in a couple of years. I bookmarked two websites, www.aslpro.com and www.handspeak.com. ASL Pro is really great because it has a main dictionary, conversation phrases, and even an ASL for babies section, which is a really great way to learn common words.
The resources I have found don’t have every word, but they are certainly a good start for someone who knows very little about the language. There are apps, YouTube videos, and more websites that I am going to look into. I know that TED has a series of talks given in ASL, but I have yet to find one that has captions, so I want to be able to watch those and understand at least some of it without needing to use captions. The above resources also do not tell me anything about ASL and deaf culture, so I will have to look elsewhere for things related to that.
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