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FRS-FNRS and the University of Namur (FUNDP) – Incentive Grant for Scientific Research (MIS)
Corpus and discourse in French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB)
The University of Namur (FUNDP) is pleased to advertise a research grant (PhD level) within the framework of to the Incentive Grant for Scientific Research (MIS) “Discourse in French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB)” recently allocated by the FRS-FNRS. This MIS project aims at creating the first referential LSFB corpus which will serve as a common resource for developing the knowledge of LSFB at the level of discourse: discourse structure, sociolinguistic variation, contact between LSFB and French, comparison between LSFB and Vlaamse Gebarentaal (VGT), temporal markers at the level of discourse, etc. The originality of this SL corpus will be its rich variety both with respect to discourse types (or genres), registers, or propositional context, and to interlocutors.
Tasks: The successful candidate will be involved in the reflections and decisions related to the scientific and practical accomplishment of the project. His/her role will be
- to assist the team’s reflection on the corpus construction (elicitation, annotation, methodological options, relation with the Deaf community, etc.) by studying and relaying the foreign experiences of collecting Sign Language corpora;
- to report and document the methodological options adopted by the team throughout the project duration, and to analyse the issues of these methodological options;
- to participate in the training of the deaf collaborators (interviewers and annotators);
- to analyse the collected data (various research axes are possible: discourse structure, linguistic variation, language contact, etc.).
Key-words: sign languages, corpus, discourse, discourse genres, sociolinguistic variation
Candidate profile: The candidate must possess a Master’s degree in linguistics or in humanities (or a diploma recognized as equivalent by the Communauté française de Belgique). An excellent knowledge of LSFB (or possibly another Sign Language) is required (as well as an advanced proficiency in written English. A good knowledge of and easy contacts with the Deaf community are important. Previous experience in Sign language data collection is recommended. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake a doctoral thesis (related to the MIS research project) during the period of the grant (2 years + possibly 1 renewal year). However, it is not obligatory to pursue doctoral research.
Application: Applicants should send the following documents before Friday 24th February 2012:
- a CV
- a cover letter presenting their interest in relation to the research project
- the names and e-mail addresses of two referees.
Those who are interested in writing a doctoral thesis must add a short description (about 10 lines) of the subject they would like to investigate).
Funding : FRS-FNRS (Fund for Scientific Research – French speaking community of Belgium)Grant amount: according to the FRS-FNRS norms (+/- 33 000 Euros per year)
Contact :
Laurence Meurant
Langues et littératures françaises et romanes
FUNDP – Université de Namurrue de Bruxelles, 615000 Namur, Belgique
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Short Description: Applications are invited for a Research Associate post in the International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies (iSLanDS) at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. We are undertaking a substantial and exciting project funded by the European Research Council in order to strengthen our research base on multilingualism in sign language users.
The post requires excellent fluency in any national sign language as well as excellent skills in International Sign. The successful candidate will organise the research team, supervise junior researchers and support staff, and coordinate researchers’ work in Preston and abroad, including in India. In addition, the post holder will oversee resource development and participant involvement, analyse and code data, manage data collections, and disseminate findings through publications and conferences.
Applicants must hold an MA degree in a relevant area (PhD desirable but not mandatory), and must have completed additional formal or informal research skills training. Strong evidence of academic publications and presentations in good-quality outlets, commensurate with career stage, is expected for this post. Additionally, applicants should have team leadership and project management skills, and experience in conducting considerable research in a related area, including in bi-/multilingual contexts. Deaf and hearing members of the iSLanDS Institute make up an exciting multicultural and multilingual environment, which will suit applicants with flexibility and good interpersonal skills. Informal enquiries can be directed at the Centre Director Prof. Ulrike Zeshan tel +44 (0)1772 893104 , fax +44 (0)1772 894933, SMS +44 (0)7772487941 , or email uzeshan@uclan.ac.uk).
This post is based in Preston. Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview
School/Service: International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Communication Salary: G – £27,578 – £31,948 (starting salary unlikely to exceed £27,578)
Reference: 12D-20-01
Hours: 1.0
FTEBasis: 3 Year Fixed Term Contract (Limited by funding)
Closing Date: 10th February 2012 at 4pm
Interview Date: To be confirmed
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE: https://recruitment.uclan.ac.uk/itrentlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC105GF.open?WVID=7461800Yms
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Short Description: Applications are invited for a Research Assistant post in the International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies (iSLanDS) at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. We are undertaking a substantial and exciting project funded by the European Research Council in order to strengthen our research base on multilingualism in sign language users.
The post requires excellent fluency in any national sign language as well as excellent skills in International Sign. We seek an assistant who will recruit and guide participants, develop elicitation materials, collect data, carry out coding and analyses, and help with dissemination of findings through conferences and publications, under the supervision of senior research staff. The post holder will develop background and de-briefing questionnaires, create stimuli, and run experiments to elicit data for the project.The post requires an MA degree in a relevant area (PhD preferred but not mandatory). Applicants should have experience working in bi-/multilingual or bi-/multinational contexts, research skills at postgraduate level, and experience conducting supervised individual or group research in a relevant area. Deaf and hearing members of the iSLanDS Institute make up an exciting multicultural and multilingual environment, which will suit applicants with flexibility and good interpersonal skills.
Informal enquiries can be directed at the Institute Director Prof. Ulrike Zeshan tel +44 (0)1772 893104, fax +44 (0)1772 894933, SMS +44 (0)7772487941, or email uzeshan@uclan.ac.uk).
This post is based in Preston. Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview
School/Service: International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Communication
Salary: F- £23,121 – £26,779 per annum pro rata (starting salary unlikely to exceed £23,121)
Reference: 11D-20-01Hours: 29 hours
Basis: 3 Year Fixed Term Contract (Limited by funding)
Closing Date: 10th February 2012 at 4pm
Interview Date: To be confirmed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE https://recruitment.uclan.ac.uk/itrentlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC105GF.open?WVID=7461800Yms
Department of Linguistics Tenure Track Faculty Position
Gallaudet University
Graduate School and Professional Programs
Position contingent on funding
Qualifications:
1. Experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching linguistics required.
2. PhD in Linguistics, Psychology, Linguistic Anthropology, or closely related field.
3. Ability to lecture in American Sign Language required.
4. Substantial research and experience in sign language linguistics.
Responsibilities:
1. Teach graduate courses in the MA and PhD Programs in Linguistics.
2. Teach undergraduate courses in the undergraduate Minor in Linguistics.
3. Supervise undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics.
4. Undertake scholarly studies.
5. Fulfill program, department and university committee assignments.
6. Other duties as assigned by the chair.
Compensation: Rank and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Appointment will be for the regular nine-month academic year.
Preferred January 2012 but no later than August 2012.
Application Information: Send letter of application, vita, official transcripts of graduate work and three letters of reference demonstrating quality of research and teaching to the Linguistics Search Committee at the address given below.
Screening of applicants will begin as early as October 15 and continue until the position is filled.
Application Address: Dr. Paul Dudis
Linguistics Search Committee
Department of Linguistics (SLCC 3rd floor)
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions.
Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University’s policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University’s EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5462.
ESRC Studentship for MSc+PhD (1yr MSc plus 3 yrs PhD) at University College London, ESRC Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre: READING WITH DEAF EYES
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 3rd February 2012
The UCL Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) is pleased to advertise an ESRC studentship for the academic year commencing September 2012. ESRC studentships provide up to four years full-time funding for postgraduate training. They cover tuition fees and include a maintenance grant. Successful candidates will be expected to learn BSL to a Level 2 standard. Training will be provided if necessary. DCAL will consider applicants to initially undertake one of the ESRC approved masters programmes (e.g., MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience, MSc in Research Methods, MSc in Neuroscience, Language and Communication, MRes in Speech, Language and Cognition) followed by a 3-year PhD studentship. We will also consider applicants who have completed relevant masters-level training to undertake a 3-year PhD studentship.
DCAL is an ESRC funded research centre which brings together leading Deaf and hearing researchers in the fields of sign linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience (see: http://www.dcal.ucl.ac.uk ). More details about the research project offered are attached. Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Vigliocco: (g.vigliocco@ucl.ac.uk).
The application process will be in two stages. In the first instance, applicants should send a CV, cover letter and the names and email addresses of two referees to Antonietta Esposito at a.esposito@ucl.ac.uk by Friday 3rd February 2012. The cover letter should highlight the qualities that make you suitable for the studentship and include a brief statement outlining which project you are most interested in and why you wish to conduct research in this area. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview in mid-February and, if successful, will then be required to submit a formal post-graduate application to UCL. All applications are subject to the ESRC nationality and residency restrictions. Applicants are asked to indicate in their submission that they meet these requirements. These requirements and other information are available on the ESRC’s website. Applicants are strongly advised to consult this guide – ESRC Funding Guide – when completing their application. Please note that you will also need to submit an application to the UCL registry, to apply for a place on the PhD Programme in Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences.
More information can be found at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-faculty/degree-programmes/psychology-language-sciences/phd
STUDENTSHIP Description: Reading with Deaf eyes The use of eye-tracking to investigate language processing, especially reading of hearing individuals has provided evidence of (a) the characteristics of eye movements, (b) perceptual span, (c) integration of information across saccades, (d) eye movement control, and (e) individual differences (including dyslexia). Eye movement data from eye-tracking are critical because they reflect moment-to-moment cognitive processes allowing a much greater understanding of the process. Nonetheless, to date, there are no known eye-tracking studies exploring the nature of reading for Deaf individuals and more generally, very little is known about the nature of reading for Deaf adults. For example, we know that, for hearing individuals, mapping the phonology of a spoken language onto the orthography of the written language are a critical stage in learning how to read (see Rayner, 1998 for review). However, the reading task is likely approached in a different way by deaf individuals. Specifically, knowledge of spoken language phonology is necessarily different for deaf individuals who have little or no access to the sounds of a spoken language and there is some evidence that oral training or phonological training is not a good predictor of reading success (Golden-Meadow & Mayberry, 2001). Further, orally trained deaf children do not always make use of phonological information during reading (Waters & Doehring, 1990; Nemeth, 1992). What little data there is, in fact, suggests that reading ability may be more closely linked to sign language skills – despite the fact that a sign language offers no information about spoken language phonology (Padden & Ramsey, 2000). The holder of the proposed PhD studentship will investigate language processing (in British Sign Language), and reading, in deaf readers of English and relate these results to British Sign Language and English proficiency. The overarching goal will be to achieve a better overall understanding of how language skills in BSL relate to reading achievements and the possible predictors that contribute to these skills. This research will make use of eye-tracking although this will be coupled with other methodologies available in the Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences Research Department http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/research/CPB.The
Primary supervisor of this project will be Prof. Gabriella Vigliocco. Second supervisor will be Dr. Robin Thompson
For more details or informal enquires please contact Prof. Vigliocco: g.vigliocco@ucl.ac.uk
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Multimodal Communication
University College London – Psychology & Language Sciences
Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences
Ref: 1222394
Full Time:
The appointment will be on UCL Grade . The salary range will be Lecturer Grade 7: £35,557 – £38,594 per annum or Grade 8: £39,668 – £46,822 per annum, Senior Lecturer Grade 9: £50,902 – £55,362 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
We seek to appoint an internationally recognised early-career scientist who will develop an international profile in the field of Multimodal Communication (including, e.g., cognitive neuroscience of sign language, co-speech gesture, audio-visual integration in communication). We are seeking candidates who will attract independent funding and establish collaborations within UCL, nationally and internationally. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop new teaching programmes in this field.
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent in Psychology or a related subject, with training in teaching methods and some experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The post-holder will have a track record of extensive publications in high quality international peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences, as well as an active research profile at international level with a track record of external research grant funding.
The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, and evidence of promoting excellence in areas of teaching and research.
For further details about the vacancy and how to apply on line please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ and search on Reference Number 1222394
Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Gabriella Vigliocco ( g.vigliocco@ucl.ac.uk )
For information about the application process, please contact Sonia Theodoric s.theodoric@ucl.ac.uk
Closing Date: 10/2/2012 (applications to be received by 17:00)
Interview Date: Mid/End February 2012
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under- represented within UCL at this level.
From: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADR949/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-multimodal-communication
Abstracts are invited for a full day workshop on the interplay between sign language corpora and lexicons, to take place preceding/following the 2012 LREC conference. Recent technological developments allow sign language researchers to create relatively large video corpora of sign language use that were unimaginable ten years ago. Several national projects are currently underway, and more are planned. This workshop aims to share experiences from current and past efforts. What are the problems that were encountered and the solutions created, what are the linguistic decisions taken? The special focus of this workshop is on the relation of corpus and lexicon work. For some sign languages, a corpus was built after a dictionary had been compiled, while in other cases lexicographic work and corpus annotation are done hand in hand. In some current projects, a corpus is collected without a dictionary being available, and the creation of such is only planned once the corpus is fully annotated. What are the implications of the different approaches, and what tool support is necessary for the different situations and phases?
We invite abstracts for 20-minute oral/signed presentations or posters (with or without demonstrations) on the following topics:
Experiences in building sign language corpora and lexical resources
Proposals for standards for linguistic annotation
Experiences from linguistic research using corpora in combination with lexical resources
Use of (parallel) corpora and lexicons in translation studies
Tool development
Lexicon construction from corpora
Linking corpora and lexicons
Integrated presentation of corpus and dictionary contents
Papers of both oral/signed presentations and posters (4-8 pages) of this workshop will be published as workshop proceedings that are included in the conference package.
Please submit your abstract (max. 1000 words) through the LREC START system at
https://www.softconf.com/lrec2012/SignLanguage2012/ not later than Feb 6th, 2012.
When submitting a paper from the START page, authors will be asked to provide essential information about resources (in a broad sense, i.e. also technologies, standards, evaluation kits, etc.) that have been used for the work described in the paper or are a new result of your research. For further information on this new initiative, please refer to http://www.lrec-conf.org/lrec2012/?LRE-Map-2012.
Source: http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/lrec2012/cfp.html
Conference in honour of Elena Antinoro Pizzuto, to be held on January 10th 2012, at the CNR in viale Aldo Moro n. 5, Rome (Aula Marconi).
The Conference is dedicated to celebrating the research work conducted by our colleague Elena throughout her career, bringing together friends and co-workers that have often collaborated with her.
The Conference programmecan be found at
The S.I.L.I.S. Group, in collaboration with the ISTC-CNR, has decided to promote a fund-raising in honour of ELENA ANTINORO PIZZUTO. This will be aimed at establishing a scholarship and parallel research activities dedicated to the study of LIS. If you wish to make a contribution you may do so through a credit transfer at the following recipient:
GRUPPO PER LO STUDIO E L’INFORMAZIONE DELLA LINGUA DEI SEGNI
ITALIANA
IBAN: IT 69 Q 02008 03284 000010385698
SWIFT: UNCRITM1RNP
OBJECT: DONAZIONE FONDO ELENA ANTINORO PIZZUTO
For any further information please do not hesitate to contact the organizers at the following email:
conferenceforelenapizzuto@gmail.com
Call for papers:
The Section for Sign Linguistics of the University of Warsaw is pleased to invite abstracts for submission to “Warsaw FEAST, a SIGNGRAM COST Action conference”.
Warsaw FEAST (“Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign language Theory”) to be held in Warsaw, Poland, on June 1-2, will be organized within the framework of the SIGNGRAM COST Action (“Unraveling the grammars of European sign languages: pathways to full citizenship of deaf signers and to the protection of their linguistic heritage”).
Meeting description:
The grammars of sign languages are as highly complex as the grammars of spoken languages and share with them many universal features, despite the difference in modality between spoken languages (which use the auditory channel) and sign languages (which use the visual channel). Yet, sign languages also differ from spoken languages in radical ways: morphological information in sign languages is often conveyed simultaneously by different articulators rather than linearly; moreover, certain aspects of their phonological, syntactic and semantic structures are not commonly found in spoken languages. These differences raise an interesting challenge both for formal linguistic and experimental research frameworks.
Warsaw FEAST is the second meeting for this conference (the first one was Venice FEAST in June, 2011). FEAST is becoming a regular forum to discuss formal approaches to sign language grammar (in particular in the generative tradition), experimental approaches to sign languages, and their interaction.
Keynote speakers:
The following keynote speakers have confirmed their participation in Warsaw FEAST:
Christian Rathmann (University of Hamburg)
Ronnie Wilbur (Purdue University)
Bencie Woll (University College London)
Submissions:
Abstracts are invited for oral presentations (40 minutes long plus 10 minutes for discussion) as well as for a poster session. The poster session will be preceded by a special session in which each poster presenter will be allotted 5 minutes to introduce the topic of his/her poster.
Abstracts are not to exceed TWO PAGES (including tables, examples and references), 12-point font. They must be ANONYMOUS (with only a title) and sent in pdf format to: FEAST@uw.edu.pl
In the body of the email, please include the following information:
1. title of paper
2. your name
3. affiliation and address
4. e-mail address
5. whether you wish your abstract to be considered for the main session or for the poster session (or both).
In the subject line of the email, please type: FEAST Abstract: YOUR_LAST_NAME.
Abstracts will be reviewed by an external panel and the reviewing process will be double-blind.
Important dates:
Deadline for submission: January 15, 2012.
Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 29, 2012.
Warsaw FEAST conference: June 1-2, 2012.
Further information:
Note that although there is no conference fee, all participants will be required to register via email. Persons interested in attending the conference without presenting a paper are also asked to register their name, affiliation, e-mail and mailing addresses with us at FEAST@uw.edu.pl
Further information concerning the venue, accommodation and travel may be found at the conference website: http://www.plm.uw.edu.pl/FEAST.html
The official languages of the conference will be English and ASL. ASL/English interpretation will be provided. Additionally, all presentations will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM).
International conference bringing together academics, educators, and Deaf community leaders to discuss the status of sign languages around the world. What trends are emerging in different geographical locations with regard to sign language in education, in society, and in Deaf communities? What international treaties and conventions cover language rights and how can they be used by national communities? What are some examples of best practices in promoting and protecting sign languages?
Presenters include
Dr. Peter Hauser, University of Rochester, Neuropsychologist and co-author (with Marc Marschark) of How Deaf Children Learn: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/research/faculty.php?id=pchgss
Dr. Stuart Blume, Emeritus Professor at the University of Amsterdam and’Professor 2′ at the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Oslo. Dr. Blume is the author of The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness
http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/s.s.blume/
Dr. Arnfinn Muruvik Vonen, Director, The Language Council of Norway.
Dr. Vonen is the Director of The Language Council of Norway, the consultative body for the Norwegian state and government on language issues. Since 1997, Dr. Vonen was a Professor at Institute for Special Education at the University of Oslo. Dr. Vonen has a wide and varied background in languages, with knowledge of several languages, including Norwegian Sign Language, Russian, and Latin.
http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-NO/Toppmeny/Aktuelt/Arnfinn-Muruvik-Vonen-ny-direktor-/
Dr. Ulrike Zeshan, Director of University of Central Lancashire, International Institute for Sign Languages & Deaf Studies
Prof. Ulrike Zeshan is the director of UCLan’s International Centre for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies. She is a linguist with a PhD from the University of Cologne and has been involved in sign language research for over 15 years, having conducted fieldwork on sign languages in Pakistan, India, Turkey, and Lebanon. She was head of the Sign Language Typology Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands before coming to Preston.
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/journalism_media_communication/islands/ulrike_zeshan.php
Other presenters include:
Sonja Myhre Holten, Sign Language Consultant, The Language Council of Norway
Janne Boye Niemelä, President, Danish Deaf Association, The Current Situation of Danish Sign Language.
Ambrose Murianga Perspectives from Uganda. How Deaf Communities are Active Stakeholders in Deaf Education.
Jose Gaspar Sanabria Ramos, President FEMESOR (Mexican Association of the Deaf), Developing Bilingual Education in Mexico.
Jan-Peter Strömgren, President, Swedish Association of the Hard of Hearing, Why Sign Language is Important in the Education of Hard of Hearing Children.
Kaisa Alanne, Director, Development Department at The Finnish Association of the Deaf.
And other scholars and educators, including Deaf Members of Parliament, who will provide an overview of local and national initiatives related to the promotion of sign languages.
Website of the event: http://www.al.fhs.no/article.asp?w=85463229&x=25124
Department of Linguistics Tenure Track Faculty Position
Gallaudet University
Graduate School and Professional Programs
Position contingent on funding
Qualifications:
1. Experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching linguistics required.
2. PhD in Linguistics, Psychology, Linguistic Anthropology, or closely related field.
3. Ability to lecture in American Sign Language required.
4. Substantial research and experience in sign language linguistics.
Responsibilities:
1. Teach graduate courses in the MA and PhD Programs in Linguistics.
2. Teach undergraduate courses in the undergraduate Minor in Linguistics.
3. Supervise undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics.
4. Undertake scholarly studies.
5. Fulfill program, department and university committee assignments.
6. Other duties as assigned by the chair.
Compensation: Rank and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Appointment will be for the regular nine-month academic year.
Preferred January 2012 but no later than August 2012.
Application Information: Send letter of application, vita, official transcripts of graduate work and three letters of reference demonstrating quality of research and teaching to the Linguistics Search Committee at the address given below.
Screening of applicants will begin as early as October 15 and continue until the position is filled.
Application Address: Dr. Paul Dudis
Linguistics Search Committee
Department of Linguistics (SLCC 3rd floor)
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Gallaudet University is an equal opportunity employer/educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, hearing status, disability, covered veteran status, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, place of business or residence, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other unlawful basis. Employees and recruiting sources are encouraged to refer qualified individuals from protected classes for available positions.
Individuals who may have inquiries regarding the University’s policy and procedures or who may wish to file a complaint should contact the University’s EEO Office, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-3695, 202-651-5462.