Every sign language deserves a place to grow and be preserved

Help Deaf communities and under-resourced institutions build their own digital sign language libraries, document linguistic heritage and create accessible education and research tools. Communities produce and preserve knowledge through their sign languages, yet many cannot afford the technical infrastructure needed to organise and share it. The proposed Global Access Fund aims to make VisuoLab and SignBank installations accessible to these communities.

What can an installation achieve?

• Digital language libraries: record signs and organise videos, glossaries and collections.
• Accessible teaching and learning: create multilingual video-based educational materials.
• Local autonomy: train local teams to manage their own collections and installations.
• International collaboration: share technical improvements while respecting linguistic and cultural diversity.

Choose a platform to sponsor

The reference prices include installation and three months of initial support. They must be confirmed according to each institution’s technical needs and local infrastructure.

Beyond the first three months

Communities must lead their own work

We do not want to document communities’ languages on their behalf. We want communities to have the resources to document, organise, share and teach their own languages.

• Deaf leadership: signers and local representatives participate in design and management.
• Linguistic and cultural respect: local decisions govern variants, classifications and publication.
• Consent and governance: clear rules for collection, image rights, use, revision and withdrawal.
• Training and sustainability: prepare teams for long-term continuity.

Sponsorship does not grant ownership or exclusivity over linguistic archives. Publication and data sharing require community decisions and appropriate consent.

Three ways to support the Global Access Fund

• Full sponsorship: one institution funds a complete installation subject to formal selection and agreement.
• Co-funding: two or more organisations share implementation, training and continuity costs.
• Collective support: people and organisations sustain the ecosystem; earmarked fund campaigns will be identified when established.

Discuss sponsorship → · Propose a partnership → · Support the community →

My community needs an installation

We welcome interest from schools, universities, associations and Deaf communities, including those without funding. Contact is not an application, selection or promise of financial support. Express interest in a future installation → Explore the fundable roadmap →

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