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Last update:Jan. 14, 2010

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These are links to useful websites for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

National Association of the Deaf

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Gallaudet University

Deafbiz.com - Deaf resource center, links to deaf and hearing impaired related websites.

Ideafnews - News about Deaf and Hard of Hearing community

Deaf Newspaper - News about  Deaf and Hard of Hearing community

DeafMD - Help you to understand better about medical, health education and information to the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community.

 

Deafnet's
Gallaudet fingerspelling font page

Use our easy installer Gallaudet font (installer) (for Windows)

To use the installer, just click on the link above and choose "open".

The Gallaudet font is copyright (c) 1991 by David Rakowski. All Rights Reserved. The full alphabet and number keys contain graphic representations of the corresponding American Sign Language alphabet for the deaf. The font may be used for learning sign language, correspondence using sign language, or whatever purpose you dream up. If you like and/or use this font, please make a substantial contribution to the charity of your choice.

or install yourself: Gallaudet font (true type) (for Windows)
Gallaudet font (true type) (for Macintosh)

 


example of Gallaudet font

Download instructions:

For the installer, just click on the link at the top of the page and choose "open".

To install the font yourself, click on one of the other links for Windows or Mac

Pay attention to where on your hard drive you are saving it!  You need to know this to install the font yourself!
If you have trouble finding the file after you download it, there is some file help at the bottom of this page.

If you have any comments, or questions, you can email us at : fonthelp at DeafnetMD.org (type this with an @ and no spaces)

 

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To install the font yourself (Windows XP):

  1. Download the font from the link above to your hard drive.

  2. Click on the "Start" button, then "Control Panel".

  3. In the Control Panel, Pick a Category, click on "Appearance and Themes".

  4. Under See Also, click "Fonts".

  5. On the menu bar at the top of the font page, click "File", then "Install New Font..."

  6. a dialog box will appear. You now need to tell the computer where you downloaded the font to.

  7. In the section labeled "Folders" click until you get to the folder you downloaded the font into.

  8. The font should appear in the section "List of Fonts" above. Click on "Gallaudet (True Type)" to highlight it.
    (Make sure the box "copy fonts to fonts folder" is checked)

  9. Click "OK"

There are also instructions on the Microsoft website (with pictures) explaining how to install a font.  Here is a link to those pages:
For Windows 95/98/ME/2000 : Microsoft Windows font installation help
For Windows XP : Microsoft Windows font Installation help

To install the font yourself (MAC):

  1. Download the font from the link above to your hard drive.

  2. Unstuff the file

  3. Drop it in the fonts folder in your system folder

  4. Reboot your machine

There are also instructions on the University of Oregon's website on installing MAC fonts. Here is a link to that page:
University of Oregon MAC font help

To use the Galludet font in an AOL IM window :

  1. RIGHT click the mouse in that window in the part you type in (a menu will appear)

  2. Click on "font" in that menu (a box will appear)

  3. In the section labeled "Font" choose Gallaudet

  4. In the section labeled "Size" choose 48 (or something large)

  5. click ok
    (to switch back, follow these instructions again, but choose "Arial" or a differerent font)

To use the Galludet font in an AOL email :

  1. Start an email message and address it as usual

  2. There is a menu bar above where you type the body of the message.  On the left of this menu is a pull down bar to select the font. (it might say "Arial" in it)  Pull this down by clicking on the little down arrow on the right of this bar.

  3. Scroll until you find "Gallaudet" and click on it.

  4. The little box just to the right of the font seletor is the size (it might say "10" in it) pull that one down and choose 36 (or something large)

  5. Write your email and send as usual.
    Note : People receiving your email must have the Gallaudet font installed as well or their computer will convert the text back to a regular font and they won't see the fingerspelling.

To use the Galludet font in Word, Word Perfect or any Word Processor :

  1. Start a letter as usual
  2. Pull down the font box which is usually just above where you type text in.  Choose "Gallaudet"

  3. Increase the size so the fingerspelling is easier to read.  Do this by pulling down the box next to the font in most cases (48 or larger is best)

If you still need help, you can email me : fonthelp@Deafnet MD.org (type this with no space between Deafnet and MD)

To find a file on your computer :

Lesson 1 :  If you know the name of the file

  1. Click on "Start" on the taskbar, then "Search" a box will appear.
  2. In the section labeled "All or part of the file name" type the name (or part of the name) of the file.
  3. Make sure that the box labeled "Look in" says "C:" or "Local hard drives", if it does not click on the little down arrow next to that box and then choose the option "Local hard drives"
  4. Click on "Search", this might take a few seconds as Windows searches your hard drive.  In the window below, you will see files that match what you are looking for appear.  (You can maximize the window to see it better by clicking on the box next to the X in the upper right corner)
  5. You should see the file you are looking for in the list.  The "In folder" category tells where on the hard drive the file is located.  The "Modified" category shows the date the file was made.  You can check this to verify it is the file you are looking for by what date you downloaded it.
  6. Double clicking on the file in the list will open it. (this does not work for fonts)

Lesson 2 :  If you do not know the name of the file, or Lesson 1 was no help

  1. Run Windows Explorer by clicking on "Start" on the taskbar, then "All Programs", "Accessories", "Windows Explorer" a window will appear.
    On the left side of the window is a section showing drives and folders.  On the right is a larger section showing folders and files.  When you click on something on the left, it will show you what is inside that Drive or folder on the right.
  2. Click on the plus "+" sign next to the "C:" drive if there is one.  That will expand and show you what folders are on that drive.  If there is a minus sign next to the "C:" then it is already expanded.
  3. If you are using America Online, then your downloaded files are automatically saved to a folder called "downloads".  This is stored in the America Online folder.
    Click on the plus "+" sign next to the "Program Files" folder on the left.  You may have to use the scroll bar in that left window to find it.
  4. Click on the plus "+" sign next to "America Online 9.0" (or whatever America Online folder is there.  They are different for different versions)
  5. Click on the "downloads" folder.  This will highlight it and show you the files inside that folder on the right.
  6. Click on the "AOL downloads" folder.
  7. Look on the right side for your file.  Clicking on the "Modified" line near the top of that right window will sort the files by date.  This can make it easier to find the file if you know the date you downloaded it.
    Double clicking on the file will open it. (this does not work for fonts)