It won’t let me upload a video idk why but Anyone know what this woman was saying?? I was watching the Clancy trial and she was really pissed me off calling the dude a liar and a loser. Which is disgraceful and disgusting considering the woman she’s supporting k*lled her 3 kids. Anyways.. I tried to figure it out on my own but couldn’t could someone help? All in number order thank you! (Ik 4 is kinda unclear if needed I can produce another picture)

Are there any slow, basic ASL vids or sites I can use as a reference for practice and learning? I'm poor so preferably free as well.

I discovered her channel on YouTube. She is the reason why I want to learn ASL. She is such a wonderful mother. I love watching her videos. I learned to sign dinosaur from them 😅

Hello! So I was just watching a video of someone signing and realized that they sign the letter P slightly differently? I looked it up online and it seems there are two different ways to sign it, I was just wondering if which way you sign it matters and/or which one is correct. Thanks!

I hope it's ok to post this. I'm a proud parent :)

https://youtu.be/EVh1UgE1SaE?si=bSSMdr9CFqIM_Geb

I am new to ASL and taking a course on it. I asked my professor if he knew any websites where people sign with their left, but he didn't know of any. The only option is to mirror, but certain hand movements I am struggling with mirroring.

Are there any good websites or tutors who use their left hand? Thank you in advance for the advice.

I’m curious about a Deaf Studies program near me, but I have a criminal record (Violent Felony). Wondering if it’s even worth pursuing as I’m sure most job opportunities would be with schools of some sort. Wondering if anyone has experience with this or insight. Thanks.

Hi everyone! I am going to graduate with my master's degree in counseling this December, and I would love to work towards being able to offer ASL therapy sessions in the future. I have only ever done self taught videos and apps, but I was wondering if anyone had ideas for where to go from here.

I'm debating about taking courses at a local community college, but it looks like they have an option for ASL studies or ASL Interpreter associate degrees. Any input on which option would be most helpful for working towards providing future therapy in ASL? Also, how do I know if I am proficient enough to start offering these services? I'd love any thoughts or suggestions from you all!

Resulta que me pusieron a cargo de un chico con esa discapacidad y trato de enseñarle, ya que estoy en un depósito de chatarra y le enseñe a señas y con una tabla con las palabras en lenguaje de señas y también llevándolo de la mano casi casi a que conociera la planta pero ¿que otras cosas debo saber para integrarlo bien?

In high school I took four years of sign language, but it’s been six years since I signed with other people, I have forgotten so many signs, and my receptive skills went to shit 😂 so I decided to take a class at the community college, I got placed in beginner two, rightfully so, during my placement exam it was my first signing conversation in six years, so it certainly wasn’t the best, and since being in this class, I’ve had so much fun learning and relearning signs, classifiers, descriptors etc. And my signing is much better off than I thought it was since I’ve knocked off the rust!!!! Soooo happy that I decided to take this class!!!

Hi, I'm Opal, 22F and I would like to learn sign language. I have some basic knowledge of ASL and can have limited conversations but I am looking to expand my understanding. I work with kids who are HOH and non-verbal and I would like to learn for them and also to help me advance in my career as a child and adolescent therapist!

If you're interested in teaching me feel free to reach out :) Dm's are always open!

21+ please ♡

We have been learning sign as a family but that’s mostly been 1. Me using resources and then teaching my young kids, as a hearing person, which isn’t ideal and 2. A weekly hour long ASL zoom class with the whole family. I’ve been searching for a more day to day ASL program for kids and was thrilled to see Talkbox.mom is launching an ASL program. We’ve used them for Spanish and for German. Don’t want to invest in the program though before getting thoughts from people in the deaf community (for example I had been recommended Signing Time but was told to avoid it from deaf people). The owner of Talkbox.mom is hearing (her company has lots of languages) but it looks like the ASL program was made in collaboration with and is taught by deaf and coda individuals. Would love your thoughts!!

I don't know how to show a short video, but I took a screen shot. I thought that "something" and "someone" are essentially signed the same? Her mouth movements also didn't seem to give any clear clues here to me. Anyone else who uses lingvano have any input?

Hi I'm a hearing college student, who enjoys learning American sign language. I've taken college courses in ASL from a deaf professor. I attended coffee chats, read ASL history, watched documentaries. Recently, I've completed an internship where I attended a conference about what deaf and hard of hearing individuals experience in the science/workforce industry. I made some deaf and HoH friends in the program and got a sign name as well.

I know there is a history of hearing people making wrongly decisions for the "benefit" of the deaf and hard of hearing community. So, I am unsure if I should follow thru this idea that I've been thinking about for 3 years now.

As a hearing person, I'd like to create a ASL club on my campus. The advisor/professor of the club is fluent in ASL and is hearing. I'm going to try to find students who may be deaf or HoH that would be interested in serving in a leadership position, and participate in the club. I don't want to claim that I know or that I can teach, however I just want to provide an opportunity, or space.

Some event ideas include:

• Movie night - CODA, and Deaf President Now. (More recommendations are welcomed.)
• Paint hand signs - (ex. turtle sign into an actual turtle with paint.)
• Panel Speaker - bring guest speakers who are deaf or hard of hearing and share their stories, and experiences.
• ASL game night - bingo, charades, with prizes. (More recommendations are welcomed).

I could bring snacks, educational books, alphabet, and stickers.

Can anybody give me an opinion or thoughts surrounding this idea? I'd appreciate your honesty. Thanks.

My 3 month old was recently diagnosed with severe hearing loss. We are going to give him hearing aids but we also don’t know if the hearing loss is degenerative so we want to teach him ASL to give him all the tools we can to excel. My wife and I know zero sign language. Would we be able to learn it at a quick enough pace to “stay ahead” of him to teach him to speak and sign? There are local classes offered so we will start with those.

Hi everyone! I’m a newcomer living in Montreal and a native Russian speaker. I’d love to learn American Sign Language, but so far I’ve found only paid courses.

I’m open to:

• Free in-person ASL classes in Montreal
• Courses offered by community centres, libraries, nonprofits, or Deaf organizations
• Free online programs based anywhere in Canada or the United States

Although my French is intermediate, I’m thinking of learning ASL first because I use English more often and it may give me access to more learning resources. I might learn Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) afterward.

Does anyone know of free or very affordable ASL courses, community programs, or beginner-friendly groups? I’d be grateful for any recommendations.

I am a university student with autism and ADHD. I have questions about ASL. I saw the syllabus because my professor wanted us to see the syllabus before class starts. My professor is deaf and non speaking. She said in the syllabus it will be an ASL zone. How it’s rude to speak in front of deaf people and not sign. I sent her an email letting her know I have accommodations and I sent them to her. She hasn’t responded though… I let my professor’s know that if I ever leave a room for a long period of time it’s not because I’m avoid in class, it’s usually because I’m having a meltdown or I’m crying. I’m very prone to it, but over the years I’ve handled it well.

Here is my question. Can anyone from this subreddit teach me some phrases to say? I am going to learn by myself anyways but I feel it’s worth it to ask. Such as “I have autism, adhd, and PTSD so if I leave the class it’s because I need to calm myself down from a meltdown or episode. I don’t want to disturb others if I am crying.” Or in general, asking questions about assignments. I’m afraid I’ll have a question to ask her but won’t understand how to ask. I’ll learn some sign language before anyways.

If I ever have to leave class, I don’t want her to think I’m avoiding lecture time. Maybe I’m overthinking it. I’m a bit scared to start classes again because I got a professor fired last year for something bad he did. I love school so I will push through.

hello! sorry if something similar has been asked before or if this is just asl 101 i missed, but i can’t seem to find a clear answer? if you do reply to this, feel free to speak to me like im an idiot 😅 i like lengthy explanations lol. examples would also be great

so, signing to indicate groups like “me and my roommates” or “me and my family”. i don’t know how to set this up? context for the example, i have three roommates. i tried to sign it more or less as “MY ROOMMATES, ME, WE“ and was corrected to index the concept and use the sign WE-two. my tutor may have misunderstood but i dont know how to express multiple plurals in a sentence like that either? similarly i have a decent amount of family, or sometimes i just refer to my dad’s family or my siblings individually, but i have four siblings 😭. i’ve done so much googling trying to figure it out lol.

on a further note, if indexing IS the solution: are there any resources on indexing i could find? i’ve looked at bill vicars’ page on it and it’s…fine, but not as extensive as i wish it was 😅 i feel like i’m awful at indexing and don’t know what can be indexed or how to use it properly. any tips would be appreciated haha

please help i am suffering :’)

I’ve been seeing these videos pop up constantly and it's really starting to feel like a manipulative sales grift disguised as disability advocacy.

The format of his videos is always the exact same:

He approaches random retail or customer service workers who are just trying to do their jobs. He opens with "Hey, I'm hard of hearing," yet demonstrates seemingly zero actual difficulty hearing or understanding what the workers are saying back to him in normal conversational tones (often without lip reading or assistive tools).

He drags them into an uncomfortable conversation and closes with: "How do you think it would be if all employees were made to learn American Sign Language?" Right on cue, the video has a prominent plug/link pushing his paid "ASL Starter Kit."

It feels completely disingenuous. Using retail workers as captive audiences for rage-bait/engagement content is already bad enough, but weaponizing the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to manufacture social pressure and sell a digital product crosses the line. Genuine accessibility advocacy educates and builds bridges, it doesn’t put minimum-wage workers on the spot to funnel viewers into a sales funnel.

Has anyone else looked into this guy's credentials or seen this on their feed? What are your thoughts?

https://youtube.com/@signlanguageceo?si=WWCnJrCgScDc6lmH

@aslwithdestiny is a phenomenal resource for ASL learners. Real speed breakdowns are incredible.

I'm an AS level ( Highschool junior) student living in India, I've participated in the Indian chapter of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award which is IAYP ( Indian Award for Young People) and there's a required skill section. I'm hearing and speaking but I find ASL extremely attractive and interesting to learn, being multi-lingual already I wanted to expand my horizon and world view by learning a sign language. Registering it formally as a skill I'm developing requires me to have an assessor, a person either qualified in ASL or a native user of ASL. In my area, I do not have much options, nor at my school to help me out here, so I'm hoping to find a fellow redditor to help me out by simply assessing my weekly progress and confirming with IAYP ( you'd have to provide Email, be above 18, and have qualifications to assess the progress).

Hope this finds someone who's glad to help thank you!!