Goals

The Sign Language Linguistics Society (SLLS) has as its main aim the promotion of sign language research on an international scale and the maintenance of high scientific and ethical standards of such research. It will act as a resource to researchers and provide support to researchers in countries where such research is just beginning. The society will encourage exchange of information through meetings and publications.

• Develop and maintain this web site, forming a central and neutral resource for information on sign linguistics
• Maintain a discussion list for members of the society
• Publish an online newsletter
• Support the continuation and organisation of the TISLR conference series
• Arrange further membership benefits such as discounts to journal subscriptions
• Support and promote young researchers by the Starting Researcher Guide and awarding a three-yearlydissertation prize

• World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
• European Union of the Deaf (EUD)