A list of 58 publication highlights including journal and encyclopedia articles, children’s Deaf heritage books, teacher and parent guidebooks, is available below.
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. 2025. Pedagogical and Technical Guide for Accessible Sign Language Animation on Broadcast Television and Digital Media. [Small, A. Content Manager]. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf ©, Sticky Brain Studios and Gallaudet University, Motion Light Lab (ML2).
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. 2025. Deaf Arts Academy Curriculum. [Small, A. Curriculum Developer], Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Cripps, J. H., Small, A., Lyonblum, E., Supalla, S. J., Whyte, A. K., & Cripps, J. S. (2025). Signed music and the deaf community. In A. Cruz (Ed.), Culture, deafness & music: Critical pedagogy and a path to social justice (pp. 197-212). Brill.
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. 2024. Lights: The Real Us – Behind the Scenes and Activities Guide. [Gallant L. Project Manager; Small, A. Content Manager], Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Cripps, J. H., & Small, A. (2024). Exploring the creation of lyrics, composition and performance in signed music. In: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (Ed.), Lights: The Real Us – Behind the scenes and activity guide (pp. 11-22). [Gallant, L. Project Manager; Small, A. Content Manager]. Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. 2024. Lights: The Real Us – Activity Book! [Gallant L. Project Manager; Small, A. Content Manager], Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. 2024. Illustrated Expanded Sign Language Industry Pathways: Canadian Academic and Theatre Contexts – Research Report, [Carlisle Robinson, C., Illustrator]. In: Taylor, M. M., Small, A., Rouse, J., Abad, N., Hould, C., Joynt, S., Johnson, S. J., and Dulude, A. October 14, 2024. Sign Language Industry and Economics in Canada: Third-Year Final Research Report (ESDC-SIP-PD, #18141812). Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
Rouse, J. and Small, A. 2024. Sign Language Employment Industry: Culture Sector Mentorship. In: Taylor, M. M., Small, A., Rouse, J., Abad, N., Hould, C., Joynt, S., Johnson, S. J., and Dulude, A. (2024). Sign Language Industry and Economics in Canada: Third-Year Final Research Report (ESDC-SIP-PD, #18141812). Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. 2023. Sign Language Industry and Economics: Canadian Academic Context and the Canadian Theatre Industry – Research Report, November 30, 2023 In: Taylor, M., Small, A., Rouse, J., Hould, C., Joynt, S., Johnson, S. J., Malkowski, G., and Buchanan, B. J. (2024, January 30). Sign Language Industry and Economics in Canada: Second-Year Research Report (ESDC-SIP-PD, #18141812). Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, p. 15-58.
Small, A. 2022. Sign Language Industry and Economics: Canadian Academic Context, Canadian Theatre Industry & The International Scene – Research Report, October 22, 2022. In: Taylor, M. M., Small, A., Rouse, J., Johnson, S. J., Robinson, C., and Malkowski, G. (2023, January 7). Sign Language Industry and Economics in Canada. First-Year Research Report (ESDC-SIP-PD, #18141812). Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, p. 23-63.
Cripps, J. H., Lyonblum, E., & Small, A. 2022. Signed music in the deaf community: Performing The Black Drum at Festival Clin d’Oeil. Journal of Festive Studies, 4, 191-215. https://doi.org/10.33823/jfs.2022.4.1.144
Cripps, J. H., Small, A., & Lyonblum, E. (2022). Ownership and engagement in performance art: The Black Drum signed musical theatre case study. Canadian Theatre Review, 192, 10-13. https://doi.org/10.3138/ctr.192.003
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (Series Author) 2021. Poetry in Visual Art: A Deaf Retrospective. (Cripps, J.H. [Project Manager]; Hafizirad, M. [Curator] and Small, A. [Content Manager/ Interpretive Planner]). Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/ccsd-documents/dva_handbook.pdf
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf 2021. Mentorship for Canadian Deaf Artists: Fostering Deaf Performance Arts Excellence – Research Report (Small, A. [Principal Investigator/ Author], Cripps, J.S. [Producer] Lyonblum, E. [Media Team Lead/Videographer], Cripps, J.H.[Research/Interviewer], Gallant, L. [Executive Director]) Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/ccsd-documents/MentorshipResearchReport.pdf
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. 2021. THE BLACK DRUM Signed Musical: Behind the Scenes Youth Activities Guide. [Cripps, J.S. Project Manager; Small, A. Content Manager], Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/ccsd-documents/The-Black-Drum-Edu-Package-V14-Final.pdf
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (Series Author) 2020. Deaf Arts Handbook Series: Vol.1. Deaf View Image Art: Canadian Exhibits. (Cripps, J.S. [Project Manager] and Small, A. [Content Manager]) Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/deaf-arts-series/deaf-arts-handbook-vol-one.pdf
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. (Series Author) 2020. Deaf Arts Handbook Series: Vol.3. Showtime! Deaf Theatre in Canada. [Cripps, J. Project Manager; Small, A. Content Manager.] Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/deaf-arts-series/deaf-arts-handbook-vol-three.pdf
Cripps, J. H., Rosenblum, E., Small, A., & Supalla, S. J. (2017). A case study on signed music: The emergence of an inter-performative art. Liminalities, 13(2). http://liminalities.net/13-2/signedmusic.pdf
Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (Series author) 2015. Deaf Arts Handbook Series: Vol.2. Signed Music Rhythm of the Heart. (Cripps, J.S. [Project Manager] and Small, A. [Content Manager] Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf. https://deafculturecentre.ca/deaf-arts-series/deaf-arts-handbook-vol-two.pdf
Cripps, J. H., Small, A., Rosenblum, E., Supalla, S. J., Whyte, A. K., & J.S. Cripps. In press. Signed music and the deaf community. In A. Cruz (Ed.), Culture, deafness & music: Disability studies and a path to social justice. Rotterdam, NL: Sense Publishers.
Cripps, J. H., Rosenblum, E., & Small, A. 2019. Signed music: An emerging inter-performative art. In Eldredge, B. K., Stringham, D., and Jarashow, B. (eds.), Deaf Studies Today! Waypoints: Conference Proceedings (pp. 179-186). Orem, UT: Utah Valley University.
Cripps, J.S. and Small, A. 2018. Effective Deaf Sports Collections On Exhibition and On-Line. Proceedings of the Deaf History International Conference 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Cripps, J.H., Rosenblum, E., Small, A. and S. Supalla. 2017. A Case Study on Signed Music: The Emergence of an Inter-performance Art. Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2. http://liminalities.net/13-2/signedmusic.pdf
Cripps, J.S. and Small, A. 2016. Deaf Culture Centre: How the Community Takes its Rightful Place in History. Sign Language Studies. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
Cripps, J.H., Rosenblum, E. and Small, A. 2016. Signed Music. In P. Boudreault, G. Gertz and J.G. Golson (Eds.), The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Cripps, J.S., Paul, J., Snoddon, K., Small, A. and Kerr, D. 2015. Moving Forward: Early American Sign Language (ASL) Language Planning. Language Education Symposium Commentaries. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto.
Small, A. 2017. Introduction to NGT Performing Arts in the Netherlands through the Work of Poet Wim Emmerik. Sign Language Studies Vol. 17. No 4. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
Small, A., Cripps, J.S. and Cote, J. 2016. Deaf Identity: Identity Development and Agency. In P. Boudreault, G. Gertz and J.G. Golson (Eds.), The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Small, A. 2014. Foreword. In K. Snoddon (Ed.), Telling Deaf Lives: Agents of Change. Washington, D.C: Gallaudet University Press.
Small, A. and Cripps, J.S. 2014. Questions Parents Ask (2nd Edition) Toronto: Ontario: Canadian Hearing Society and the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Supalla, S., Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2013. American Sign Language for All: Considerations for Universal Design and Deaf Youth Identity. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf and Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research.
Small, A. Cripps, J. and Côté, J. 2012. Cultural Space and Self/ Identity Development Among Deaf Youth Monograph, Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf and Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research.
Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2011. On Becoming: Developing an Empowering Cultural Identity Framework for Deaf Youth and Adults. Toronto, Ontario: Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2010. Evolution of the First Animated American Sign Language Dictionary for Children. In Bilingual Education Interdisciplinary Studies, TESOL
Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2009. Attitude Planning and Language Planning. In Reference Guide: Barrier Free Education. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Hearing Society, 23-43.
Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2009. Attitude planning: constructing a language planning framework toward empowerment in Deaf education. Toronto, Ontario: Canadian Hearing Society and Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, 1-18.
Snoddon, K. and Small, A. 2009. The American Sign Language Parent-Child Mother Goose Program: A National Project, An information brief prepared for the National Strategy for Early Literacy by the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. and D. Mason 2008. ASL Bilingual Bicultural Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Hornberger, N. (Ed.) Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Volume 5.
Cripps, J., Small, A. and L. McLaughlin 2007. Eye Spy ASL Handshapes. CCSD and OCSD.
Small, A. (Ed.) 2006. Action Research in a Bilingual Bicultural School for Deaf Students. Bilingual Bicultural Education for Deaf Students Monograph Series No, 2. Toronto: Ministry of Education and Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Mclaughlin, L. Small, A. Spink-Mitchell, C. and J. Cripps 2004. In: A Parent Guidebook: ASL and Early Literacy Snoddon, K., Small, A. and J. Cripps (Eds.), Toronto: Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. 2003. ASL Developmental Milestones. Toronto: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf and the Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. and Cripps, J. 2003. Questions Parents Ask. Toronto: Canadian Hearing Society and the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. and Snoddon, K. 2003. Annotated References. Toronto: Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf.
Small, A. 2000. A Guide for Parents and Teachers to Accompany the ASL and English Literature Videotape Series, Freckles and Popper, Toronto: Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
Small, A. and J. Cripps, 1999. American Sign Language Literature and Deaf Literature Join Library Collections Across Canada, Feliciter: Journal of the Canadian Library Association, Vol 45, #3.
Gibson, H., Small, A., and Mason, D. 1997. Deaf Bilingual Bicultural Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Corson, D. et al. (Eds.) Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Smith, D., Small, A. and McLeod, P.(Eds.) 1996. You and Your Deaf Child: A Parent Information Kit. Prepared by The Ontario Association of the Deaf and The Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf, Toronto: Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf.
Small, A. 1996. Afterword and Foreword: Signs of Change From Within. In Smith, D. And Small, A. (Eds.) Teacher Research in a Bilingual Bicultural School for Deaf Students. Bilingual Bicultural Education for Deaf Students Monograph Series No, 1. Toronto: Ministry of Education and Training, pp. 89-108.
Smith, D. and Small, A. (Eds.) 1996. Teacher Research in a Bilingual Bicultural School for Deaf Students. Bilingual Bicultural Education for Deaf Students Monograph Series No, 1. Toronto: Ministry of Education and Training.
Gibson, H. and Small, A. 1995. Reflections of Ourselves: The Deaf Community From Both Sides of the Mirror. In Smith, D. (Ed.), Signing On: Adopting a Cultural Perspective, Bobier, D. London, Ontario: Mcintosh Gallery,
Philip, M.J. and Small, A. 1992. Bilingual Bicultural Program Development at The Learning Center for Deaf Children. In J. Cebe (Ed.), Deaf Studies: What’s Up? Washington: Galludet University 51-107.
Philip, M. and Small, A. 1991. The Path to Bilingualism and Biculturalism at The Learning Center for Deaf Children. In M. Garretson (Ed.), Perspectives on Deafness: A Deaf American Monograph, 41, (1-2), Silver Spring: National Association of the Deaf 121-123.
Philip, M.J. and Small, A. 1990. The Path to Bilingualism and Biculturalism at The Learning Center for Deaf Children. Conference of American Instructors for the Deaf Special Interest Newsletter
Small, A. 1988. Negotiating conversation. Human Communication, 12 (1), 55.
Small, A. 1986. Negotiating conversation: Interactions of a hearing impaired child with her adult partners in language therapy. Published doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati.
Snow, C., Midkiff-Borunda, S., Small, A., & Proctor, A. 1984. Therapy as social interaction: Analyzing the contexts for language remediation. Topics in Language Disorders, 4 (4), 72-85.
Small, A. 1983. Review of Cole, P. Language disorders in preschool children. Volta Review, 85 (3), 174-175.