Recommendations on proper terminology for persons with disabilities.

A global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers building an online archive of all documented human languages. Alternative to the Ethnologue.

Downloadable dictionaries for sign languages used in the US, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, etc. All written in SignWriting. Also tools for many other signed languages transcribed into SignWriting.

Information and resources on American Sign Language, interpreting, and Deaf culture.

A new Quechua translation of Windows, which gets its Bolivian debut Friday, required more than three years to develop because of the 22 different dialects.

Health care interpreters and providers working together to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers to high-quality care.

Some information from a pro-capitalization perspective. This is the use of He and She, W/we, T/they, that kind of thing.

New York Times profile of Simple English and its use on the Voice of America broadcast radio network. [via metafilter]

Isolated, confined, and wild children. Includes case studies of those raised by animals, personal experiences, etc. Also describes some hoaxes. Goes into language acquisition and physical development, as well as psychological impact.