State-wide ASL Resources and Classes
Classes Provide foundational knowledge in American Sign Language. However, language learning takes time and practice. Build your foundation by practice with your family, friends, colleagues, and community. Students learn best by actively using languages in natural environments with others. Our teachers are prepared and enthusiastic about guiding you through this learning process!
At this time, our Community Sign Classes will be offered remotely. Due to limited capacity in our virtual classrooms, registrations will also be limited – You may see classes are full & be asked to join a waitlist. Please check back for availability at a later date. In the meantime, check out these resources for online learning…
Helpful Links
Accommodations
Accomodations 101 | https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/accommodations-101 |
Accomodation Checklist | https://handsandvoices.org/pdf/IEP_Checklist.pdf |
Accommodations for Formative/State Assessments | https://www.azed.gov/assessment/accessibility |
Accomodation Refusal | https://www.understood.org/articles/en/9-reasons-kids-might-refuse-to-use-accommodations |
ASL
Audiology
A.G.B Association for Deaf and Hard of hearing | https://www.agbell.org/Families |
DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services | https://www.dmgcrs.org/pediatric/audiology/ |
Pediatric Arizona Hearing and Balance | https://www.azhearingbalance.org/pediatrics |
Early Hearing Detection | https://www.agbell.org/Families/Early-Hearing-Detection-and-Intervention |
Technoloigies | https://www.agbell.org/Families/Hearing-Technology |
Books for Children
Sign Language Books for Kids | https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/sign-language-books-for-kids.html |
ASL Story Directory | https://deafchildren.org/knowledge-center/asl-resources/sign-language-stories/ |
I Have a Deaf Sister | |
Jesse’s Secret Language | |
AVID Language Book | |
And So, Ahmed Hears | |
Can you Hear a Rainbow? | |
Boy | |
Diary of a Hear of Hearing Kid | |
Now Hear This | https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642379026/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_Fm6oEbWAY9SA4 |
Let’s Hear it for Almigal |
Captioning/Speech-to-Text
Access to Access to Closed-Captioning in the Classroom | https://vimeo.com/154598088 |
ACDHH Relay Services | https://www.acdhh.org/telecommunications/relay-services/rcc/ |
Described Caption Media Program | https://dcmp.org/ |
Prezi CART | https://prezi.com/dwygu4vklyzh/closed-captioning/ |
Captioning Key | https://dcmp.org/learn/captioningkey |
Organizations/Services/Schools
The EAR Foundation of Arizona | earfoundationaz.com |
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | asha.org |
Southwest Human Development | https://www.swhd.org/ |
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | https://www.acdhh.org/ |
Community Out Reach | http://www.copdaz.org/ |
Arizona Association of the Deaf | https://azadinc.org/ |
Valley Center for the Deaf | https://vcdaz.org/#navigation |
ASU Infant Child Research Programs | des.az.gov |
Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) | upwardfoundation.org |
ASL
ASL-English | http://youtu.be/gHPs1coEZJo |
L-A-U-G-H | http://youtu.be/osSZNwg5IwQ |
A Little Bit at a Time | http://youtu.be/y2HOBtU-bfA |
Proximalization & Nonmanuals in M2L2 Sign |
http://aslized.org/m2l2/ |
For The Birds | http://youtu.be/gq7zSiHJclE |
One Handshape Story | http://youtu.be/-hsKlZxvRRc |
50 States of American in ASL | http://youtu.be/4-M3xo-BkAE |
Movement | https://youtu.be/Bt2q8UuqTEM |
Numerical Incorporation Lesson | https://youtu.be/IUe6mcMlnZE |
Things in the Air: ASL Direction | https://youtu.be/8trF7dOy9GY |