Desenvolvimento de glossário de Sinais Acadêmicos em ambiente virtual de aprendizagem do curso Letras-Libras Development of on-line glossary of academic signs for letras-libras course

The movement of insertion of the deaf in the academic space guaranteed by current legislation on acces- sibility and the recognition of their language has enabled advances in research on Brazilian Sign Language. The te- chnological capabilities extend even further prospects for this research and the interactions among deaf people. The Federal University of Santa Catarina in partnership with 18 other public educational institutions and with support from the Ministry of Education has been exploring these resources and the space gained to expand the lexicon of Libras (Bra- zilian Sign Language) in a responsible and conscious way, especially in education and linguistics. Aware of the impor- tance of this movement, the Translation Team of the Letras- -Libras graduate course has been developing and making available to students the Glossary of Letras-Libras. Owing to requests from interpreters, researchers and institutions, this article aims to present the dynamics of the team's work and the possibilities for exploitation of existing technological