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Speech Technology Magazine
http://www.speechtechmag.com/
"The magazine for recognition technology users." This site is the online version of Speech Technology Magazine, focusing on issues related to advanced human interfaces.

Learn2 Write a Speech
http://www.tutorials.com/06/0694/0694.asp
"Thorough preparation is a great solution to public-speaking panic." Here is some help.

Speech & Transcript Center
http://www.freepint.com/gary/speech.htm
Links for Real Audio and text transcripts of speeches and TV and radio programs. Speakers include politicians and world leaders (present and historical), government representatives, business executives, and representatives of professional, trade, and social justice associations.

kidSPEAK! Where Kids Speak Up for Free Speech
http://www.kidspeakonline.org/
Created "in response to the outrage expressed by kids over the efforts to censor Harry Potter books," kidSPEAK! contains news, a place to state your own opinions, a quiz that tests your "Censorship IQ," and suggestions about what kids can do about censorship and banned books.

Voice and Communication Therapy for Transgender and Transexual Patients
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/TGTS.htm
Information for transsexual and transgendered people who are seeking assistance with voice regulation and modulation or speech therapy, sponsored by the American Speech and Hearing Association. The ASHA site also contains links to find a qualified speech-hearing professional in your area.
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• Health & Medical Sciences » Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health

Index on Censorship
http://www.indexonline.org/
"Index on Censorship, the bi-monthly magazine for free speech, widens the debates on freedom of expression with some of the world's best writers. Through interviews, reportage, banned literature and polemic, Index shows how free speech affects the issues of the moment."

Martindale's Language and Translation Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language.html
This source has multilingual dictionaries for English to many languages, and back to English, plus other language to language dictionaries not involving English. The site also has online language courses, pronunciation guides, and word/text to speech guides. The site also provides information on hundreds of languages, as well as grammar aids, languages/sounds of animals, writing systems, and language census.

Malaysiakini.com
http://www.malaysiakini.com/
"Malaysiakini.com is a daily news website featuring independent reporting, in-depth analysis and investigative journalism. Launched on Nov 20, 1999 shortly before the Malaysian general elections, the site was created by journalists unhappy with one-sided news coverage and the lack of press freedom in the country. Malaysiakini hopes to test and push the boundaries of free speech and press freedom in Malaysia by providing credible and up-to-date news and analysis through unbiased reporting, regular updates, editorials and opinion pieces."
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• Regional & Country Information » Asia

International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~mjb0372/ICPLA.html
"The International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA) was formed in March 1991 at the Symposium on Advances in Clinical Phonetics held at the Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, Wales. The aim of this association is to stimulate thought and research in phonetics and linguistics in relation to disordered speech and language. Also, we aim to facilitate interactions and communication between researchers and clinicians." This web page has general information, an officer list, publications, newsletter information, and membership information. It does not have links to other related web sites.
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• Arts & Humanities » Language & Linguistics

Hamilton Video Relay
http://www.hamiltonnationalrelay.com/video_relay/
"Hamilton Web Relay allows individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech disabled to place and receive free calls using any Internet-connected computer and a web browser" Their site also includes a news page with information on technology related services offered.
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• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Telecommunications

Pearl Harbor Radiogram
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/fdr....
"President Roosevelt's famous "Day of Infamy" speech was a call to arms. One day after the attack, he expressed outrage at Japan and confidence in the "inevitable triumph" of the United States. On December 8 the United States declared war against Japan; on December 11 Germany and Italy declared war against the United States." Here you will find images of the speech, the text declaring war by President Franklin Roosevelt, and an image of the radiogram reporting the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Student Association for Freedom of Expression
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/home.html
"We work to organize support for freedom of speech and other forms of freedom of expression." Included is an archive with information about censoring and labelling systems, writings protecting free speech, summaries of selected cases at universities and some other institutions, information about indecency, and more.

Snap! VRS: Video Relay Services
http://www.snapvrs.com/
Snap! VRS is a free video relay service providing individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired the ability to communicate freely with anyone. Video relay calls are handled through a qualified sign language interpreters over a high-speed Internet connection.
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• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Telecommunications

Rock the Vote
http://www.rockthevote.org/
"Rock the Vote is dedicated to: PROTECTING freedom of speech, EDUCATING young people about issues that affect us, and MOTIVATING young people to participate by registering, voting and speaking out." More than just getting teenagers and Generation X'ers to register and vote. You will also find articles from economic issues, educations, and issues concerning censorship.
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• Law, Government & Political Science » Political Science » Politics

Off Wing Opinion
http://www.ericmcerlain.com/offwingopinion/
A speech writer and freelance writer, southpaw Eric McErlain has also played ice hockey since he was seven, usually on the right wing side of the ice rather than the left wing side where lefties are usually assigned. Hence, the original catchphrase for his blog was "a right wing blogger with a left-handed shot." Meaning? McErlain accepts that sports is a business and tries to find the happy mean between zealous fan and jaded cynic. FYI, the blog covers and discusses all sports and sports news, not just hockey nor is he a major Red Wings fan. He also maintains a useful index of blog links, both in and out of the sports realm.
This item appears in the following categories:
• Entertainment & Leisure Blogs » Sports Blogs
• Entertainment & Leisure Blogs » Sports Blogs

American Society of Newspaper Editors
http://www.asne.org/
"The American Society of Newspaper Editors is the oldest and largest editor group. Founded in 1922, ASNE concentrates its energies on freedom of speech, First Amendment issues, newspapers, management and editing. ASNE's Web site is its electronic presence. The full text of many ASNE reports and The American Editor, ASNE's magazine are available, as are many of our other projects and initiatives."
This item appears in the following category:
• Reference » News & Current Events » Journalism

Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
GLSEN provides resources for teachers and students to ensure a safe school experience regardless of a person's sexual orientation. Sponsors events to promote awareness of bullying, harassment, and hate speech in schools and organizes gay, lesbian, and straight alliance groups.
This item appears in the following category:
• Social Sciences » Gender & Sexuality » Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender

Student Movements in the Sixties
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48532
This IPL pathfinder was created to help users find reliable information about student movements in the 1960's. Topics include the Civil Rights Movement, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Anti-War Movement and more. Both print and Internet sources are provided.

Public Agenda
http://www.publicagenda.org/
"Public Agenda prepares a broad array of educational materials that help explain policy issues to the public in a balanced and easy-to-understand way. Our guides offer a nonpartisan briefing on policy and polling -- including 'red flags' where poll results may be misleading; a digest of news, legislation, and studies; and research sources. We offer 19 issue guides, each one combining background information with public opinion analysis." Covers many issues including education, race, health care, crime, the economy, the environment, abortion, social security, internet speech and privacy, and the right to die. Useful to both the general public and policy makers.
This item appears in the following categories:
• Law, Government & Political Science
• Social Sciences » Social Issues and Social Welfare

National Parkinson Foundation
http://www.parkinson.org/
"The Foundation supports researchers; physicians; occupational, physical and speech therapists and psychological counseling. It also provides educational and medical information for the Parkinson patients, their families, neurologists and general medical practitioners." There are facts here about Parkinson's Disease, including a glossary of terms and nutritional guidelines, as well as news, events, and publications--some of which are available free online. You can search for support groups by area code and there are links to other sources of support for patients and caregivers.

Bahasa Indonesia in 7 Days
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/indonesian/percakapan/indonesia7d...
If you're only going to need Indonesian for a short period of time, this is the site for you! Learn quick building-blocks of speech that will cut down your need for phrase books and still be easy to learn in a few days.
This item appears in the following category:
• Arts & Humanities » Language & Linguistics » Indonesian

Language Learning Library
http://www.languagelearninglibrary.org/
Very easy-to-use site with basic instruction in several foreign languages. Covers parts of speech, common phrases, etc. Provides pronunciation key, and basic cultural information.

National Cued Speech Association
http://www.cuedspeech.org/
Serves "the needs of parents and special educators working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing." An advocacy organization, it conducts outreach, support, and runs Cue Camps and sponsored workshops. Provides certification to instructors who teach Cued Speech classes.
This item appears in the following category:
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Cued Speech

Introduction to Swedish
http://www2.hhs.se/isa/swedish/default.htm
This online course should help you to start reading and practising Swedish on your own, with the help of a good dictionary. The course presents a brief outline of Swedish grammar, with the emphasis on the spoken, everyday language, and includes 186 speech samples (Wave files in PCM format). The words selected are, with few exceptions, among the most frequent in the Swedish language. No previous knowledge of grammar is required.

First Amendment Center
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
A forum for discussion and information about First Amendment issues including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government.
This item appears in the following category:
• Arts & Humanities » Libraries » Issues » Censorship

cause for alarm
http://cause-for-alarm.com/
"cause for alarm is an electronic zine, exploring freedom of speech and other electronic freedom issues. "
This item appears in the following category:
• Computers & Internet » Computers & Internet News

Working to Halt Online Abuse
http://www.haltabuse.org/
"The mission of W.H.O.A. is to educate the Internet community about online harassment, empower victims of harassment, and formulate voluntary policies that systems can adopt in order to create harassment-free environments. W.H.O.A. fully supports the right to free speech both online and off, but asserts that free speech is not protected when it involves threats to the emotional or physical safety of anyone. W.H.O.A. is primarily an organization of women, but we welcome men who demonstrate sensitivity toward the issues of harassment and a willingness to support our cause." Site contains safe & unsafe site lists, resources for site administrators and the public and sample anti-harassment policies.

CogPrints Electronic Archive
http://cogprints.org/
"This is an electronic archive for papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science (e.g., artificial intelligence, robotics, vison, learning, speech, neural networks), Philosophy (e.g., mind, language, knowledge, science, logic), Biology (e.g., ethology, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, behaviour genetics, evolutionary theory), Medicine (e.g., Psychiatry, Neurology, human genetics, Imaging), Anthropology (e.g., primatology, cognitive ethnology, archeology, paleontology), as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition."

Roots of English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/
If you love the eccentricities of British speech, this is the place for you! This BBC resource is witty, tongue in cheek, and informative.

American Dialect Society
http://www.americandialect.org/
For over a century, The American Dialect Society has devoted itself to the scholarly study of the English language in North America and other languages and dialects that have or are still influencing English speech. The site points to ADS publications and membership, meetings, constitutions and bylaws, announcements, addresses, "words of the year," index to ADS journal, American Speech (archived), net resources, calls for papers, job ads, and the ADS student center.
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• Arts & Humanities » Language & Linguistics » English

George Washington's Inaugural Address
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/inau...
This is the first U.S. inaugural speech given by George Washington. This site provides the full text and some photos of the original document speech.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/default.htm
łASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 91,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. This site is a resource for ASHA members, persons interested in information about communication disorders, and for those wanting career and membership information.˛ Site contains information on Educational Programs, ASHA Convention, The ASHA Store, Publications, Career Information, Consumer Information, News Releases, and Classified Advertising.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
"NIDCD conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language." Site also provides news and events and health topics in Spanish.
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• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Organizations

The Gettysburg Address
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
Here you will find images of two of the versions of the Gettysburg Address, the Nicholay Draft and the Hay Draft, and also the text. This is President Lincoln's address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to keep the war going in the effort to keep the Union together.

AT&T Text-To-Speech
http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
Type in some text, choose a voice, and then listen as what you wrote is read back to you. Very fun!
This item appears in the following category:
• Computers and the Internet » Computers

The American Presidency Project
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php
Created at the University of California, Santa Barbara, it contains presidential documents starting with George Washington. Read FDR's fireside chats and compare the number of words in presidential inauguration addresses.

Midomi
http://www.midomi.com/
Midomi is a new kind of music search engine where you can search for music via a text search or by actually humming into their voice recognition box.

American Hyperlexia Association
http://www.hyperlexia.org/
The American Hyperlexia Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the language disorder. This website contains information about the symptoms and treatments of hyperlexia, catalog of AHA resources, on-line 'toolkit' of advice for parents, connection to the hyperlexia listserv and links to related sites.

Open CRS: Congressional Research Reports For the People
http://opencrs.com/

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/
Comprehensive coverage of a variety of social issues. Find out what is happening in Congress, in the courts, and in the ACLU. Links to news, blogs, and podcasts.

When Books Burn
http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/burnedbooks/indexpag...
Explore this web exhibit and learn about book burning and other restrictions on intellectual freedom carried out by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930's. The exhibit includes an introduction providing historical context, a detailed timeline of events, transcribed speeches, and lists of banned books. Many of the items featured are primary sources. Lesson plans and an extensive list of references are also provided.
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• Arts & Humanities » Libraries » Issues » Censorship » Banned Books

The File Room Censorship Archive
http://www.thefileroom.org/
Originally begun by an artist, this site is now maintained by the National Coalition Against Censorship and covers censorship, suppression of information, libraries, public repositories of information, and more.
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• Arts & Humanities » Libraries » Issues » Censorship

Think B4 You Speak
http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/
Saying "That's So Gay" is so...yesterday. Say something original instead of something offensive. Learn about how language can hurt lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and pledge to be an ally against homophobia and discrimination.
This item appears in the following category:
• Health and Sexuality » LGBTQ Interest

Sertoma International
http://www.sertoma.org/
"Sertoma International is a volunteer civic service organization with about 27,000 men and women members who belong to 830 Clubs in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sertoma stands for SERvice TO MAnkind. Our primary service project is helping the more than 42 million people with speech and hearing disorders." This site provides links to information on Sertoma projects, scholarships and the Sertoma Foundation.

Apraxia-KIDS
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
"The Internet's most comprehensive site for information on developmental apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia) and children's speech and language topics, including evaluation, therapy and other childhood communication topics. Invaluable for parents, speech language pathologists, teachers and all those who care about a child with apraxia."

The Stuttering Foundation
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
Information for parents of children who stutter including facts, brochures, and online videos regarding treatment and coping with the condition.
This item appears in the following category:
• Health & Medical Sciences » Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes

Quota International
http://www.quota.org/
"Quota International unites individuals of diverse occupations who are committed to sharing their time, talent and resources to meet Quota International's service goals, and who are dedicated to: serving country and community; promoting high ethical standards; emphasizing the dignity of all useful occupations; advancing ideals of righteousness, justice, international understanding and good will. Quota has 8,000 individual members in 340 clubs in 13 countries around the world. Members of Quota International, whose motto is "we share," are committed to serving their communities and their world in two primary areas: assisting disadvantaged women and children and increasing public awareness of issues facing deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired people." This site provides links to information on Quota International publications, and local club programs.

The Stuttering Foundation - Just for Kids
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=25
Learn why you stutter and what you can do about it. Read about famous people who stutter, and how to deal with teasing from other kids. See stories from other kids who stutter.
This item appears in the following categories:
• Health » Diseases, Conditions & Medicine
• Health » Health Resources for Teachers & Parents

American Society of Magazine Editors
http://www.magazine.org/asme/
Professional organization for editors of print and online magazines in the United States. Website offers guidelines for professionals, statistics and analysis of the publishing industry, and information on public policy affecting editors and publishers.
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• Business & Economics » Industry » Publishing & Media

Gender Fair Language
http://www.ccp.rpi.edu/genderfair.html
As culture changes, so does language. Reflect our changing ideas in your writing with gender fair language! This site provides an overview of the concept, as well as helpful examples for making your writing clear and direct regarding gender.

The Stutterring Foundation - Teens
http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=8
Information about stuttering including therapy options, steps for dealing with stressful situations, and a stuttering-related podcast.
This item appears in the following category:
• Health and Sexuality » Illness and Conditions

Magazine Publishers of America
http://www.magazine.org/
Organization for publishers of print and online magazines in the United States. Website offers tips for professionals, articles, statistics, and news on advertising, consumers, sales, marketing, trends, and public policy that affects the publishing industry.
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• Business & Economics » Industry » Publishing & Media

The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/index.html
President Lincoln's famous proclamation: see the original document and read a full text transcription. This monumental work from the Civil War declares all slaves free in the rebellious South, and allows black men to enter the U.S. military.

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