Deafeducate ebooks are a new form of bilingual publication, which allow the reader to see both the signed story and the English text side-by-side. The left-hand page of the ebook contains the English version, the right hand page contains the BSL version. The BSL version can be viewed by phrase or page.
DeafEducate eBooks are revolutionary in the sense that they promote
bilingualism in British Sign Language and English. They encourage Deaf
readers to become independent in reading and understanding English. Further they enable hearing signers to acquire skills in BSL production
and reception.
Each ebook is in the form of a CD-Rom in English/BSL and is accompanied by a printed booklet of the English story. Currently the ebooks are only available for Windows.
A demo version of the ebooks is available here. Download it to your PC, extract the zip file and click on the deafeducate.exe file. Click the blue boxes to see either phrases or whole passages signed.
Please click on the links to the left for information on titles and prices. IMPORTANT: Shipping is calculated by item (£3), but we will refund the difference if you purchase multiple items, so you only pay £3 in total for P & P.
Below is a screen shot of a Deaf Educate eBook.
