PEN-International, in conjunction with members of the NTID's Departments of American Sign Language & Interpreter Education, Educational Design Resources, and Communication Assessment Services offered a one-day seminar titled, "Development of Sign Language Materials" for PEN-International partners and affiliates. This one day seminar was conducted on Thursday 23 June from 0800 hours to 1630 hours, with faculty from Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam attending.

This small workshop was designed to provide an overview of the processes that can be used to create curricular materials and products related to sign language instruction and reference. There was an emphasis on the intended use and technical aspects of such development, not on linguistic issues.

Key individuals from NTID with extensive experience in the design and production of sign language materials provided participants with both theoretical approaches and practical production ideas for designing, producing and disseminating print and non-print sign language materials.

To help the NTID experts prepare for a successful exchange of ideas during this seminar, each participating country submitted a summary of their current sign language projects and needs.