Please let us know four hours before ASL dinner begins at 6 pm so we can make a table reservation.

We are offering our Family Focused ASL Weekend Immersion in an online format.

We are offering our Family Focused ASL Weekend Immersion in an online format.

Thanks to generous support from Calgary Learns, DHA can provide financial assistance to adults that cannot afford this program.

Family Focused ASL is exclusive to Deaf and Hear Alberta, and features common everyday language used within the family setting. Improve family communication in a quick and easy format.

FFASL provides a unique learning environment intended for families with Deaf (or with severe or progressive hearing loss) members, and professionals working with children who are Deaf or developmental disability. Together, families and professionals can improve communication in a quick and easy format. The suggested minimum age of children is 6 years old.

Thanks to generous support from Calgary Learns, DHA can provide financial assistance to adults that cannot afford this program.

Family Focused ASL is exclusive to Deaf and Hear Alberta, and features common everyday language used within the family setting. Improve family communication in a quick and easy format.

FFASL provides a unique learning environment intended for families with Deaf (or with severe or progressive hearing loss) members, and professionals working with children who are Deaf or developmental disability. Together, families and professionals can improve communication in a quick and easy format. The suggested minimum age of children is 6 years old.

This is a Deaf-taught American Sign Language (ASL) class on everyday signs. If you've ever said "I wish I knew ASL!" this class is for you!

This is a Deaf-taught American Sign Language (ASL) class on everyday signs. If you've ever said "I wish I knew ASL!" this class is for you!

This is a Deaf-taught American Sign Language (ASL) class on everyday signs. If you've ever said "I wish I knew ASL!" this class is for you!

This is a Deaf-taught American Sign Language (ASL) class on everyday signs. If you've ever said "I wish I knew ASL!" this class is for you!

This is a Deaf-taught American Sign Language (ASL) class on everyday signs. If you've ever said "I wish I knew ASL!" this class is for you!

Join us for a book club hosted in ASL! We will discuss different Deaf authors, their works, and how we will incorporate them into our meetings

Thanks to generous support from Calgary Learns, DHA can provide financial assistance to adults that cannot afford this program.

Family Focused ASL is exclusive to Deaf and Hear Alberta, and features common everyday language used within the family setting. Improve family communication in a quick and easy format.

FFASL provides a unique learning environment intended for families with Deaf (or with severe or progressive hearing loss) members, and professionals working with children who are Deaf or developmental disability. Together, families and professionals can improve communication in a quick and easy format. The suggested minimum age of children is 6 years old.

FFASL classes are taught by qualified Deaf instructors.

Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week)

Practice your ASL for the library setting in these interactive sessions! This series is appropriate for those who have taken ASL for Library Staff eCourses through the American Library Association, or anyone who already knows some library vocabulary in ASL and wishes to polish their skills. The instructor will design sessions to meet the specific review needs of participants. Join us to reinforce your library signing skills and increase your confidence in your ability to communicate with members of the Deaf community. Recording access will be available to those who cannot attend the sessions live.

Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.

Pricing:

• Individual: $240 (includes live webinar and recording access for the for the 6-week series)
• Group rates available for 10 or more registrants; contact [email protected] for more information

About the Instructor:

Kathy MacMillan (she/her) is a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, instructor, consultant, writer and signing storyteller. Kathy is the author of the Little Hands Signing board book series (Familius Press) and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Huron Street Press), as well as many other books for children, teens, and adults. She has worked in public libraries for over twenty years, and was the Library/Media Specialist at the Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia Campus from 2001 to 2005. Kathy presents American Sign Language programs for families and workshops for library staff and educators. She also serves on the board of Deaf Camps, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides camps for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and children learning American Sign Language. She lives in Baltimore, MD.

Thanks to generous support from Calgary Learns, DHA can provide financial assistance to adults that cannot afford this program.

Family Focused ASL is exclusive to Deaf and Hear Alberta, and features common everyday language used within the family setting. Improve family communication in a quick and easy format.

FFASL provides a unique learning environment intended for families with Deaf (or with severe or progressive hearing loss) members, and professionals working with children who are Deaf or developmental disability. Together, families and professionals can improve communication in a quick and easy format. The suggested minimum age of children is 6 years old.

FFASL classes are taught by qualified Deaf instructors.

One of four workshops presented at the "Unfaded Excellence" Black ASL Interpreter Conference. Safe space for Black ASL Interpreters only.

Thanks to generous support from Calgary Learns, DHA can provide financial assistance to adults that cannot afford this program.

Family Focused ASL is exclusive to Deaf and Hear Alberta, and features common everyday language used within the family setting. Improve family communication in a quick and easy format.

FFASL provides a unique learning environment intended for families with Deaf (or with severe or progressive hearing loss) members, and professionals working with children who are Deaf or developmental disability. Together, families and professionals can improve communication in a quick and easy format. The suggested minimum age of children is 6 years old.

FFASL classes are taught by qualified Deaf instructors.

September 18-19, 2021

Saturday and Sunday - 9:0 0 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Format will be online. A laptop and wifi are necessary to participate. You will need a laptop or desktop computer and internet access and a webcam. Using a smartphone /IPad/Tablet is not ideal to use to learn sign language.

Cost: No cost for families. If you are a professional wishing to take this class, please email [email protected]

Deaf and Hear Alberta would like to express their sincere thanks to Calgary Learns

for their support of the Family Focused ASL program.

This workshop will explore how using ASL and other sign language can benefit early childhood educators and their students. We will explore the origins and history of ASL and early Deaf education, world signed languages and myths. All of this will link into how using sign can improve communication for all children, not just the Deaf and hard of hearing, and how these skills can benefit the classroom and learning environment. There will be time for questions and thoughtful discussion as well as resources provided for further learning and use in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will gain an understanding of the Deaf and hard of hearing community, allowing a more open relationship with their DHH students. They will have a broader understanding of sign language that allows them to successfully and meaningfully incorporate signs into their practice and they will have several baby signs under their belt to begin with as soon as they finish the workshop!

Presenter: Coral Furtado

Natural disasters and public emergencies happen every day. Being prepared for these types of events is essential, and it is important that all aspects of your safety are considered. This presentation will help you identify what you need to have in place in order to remain safe, healthy, and secure in case of an emergency.

This course will be taught by Beautiful the owner of SignDance. “ASL for ALL” will begin JUNE 1, 2021 every Tuesday from 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM EST and every Saturday from 12:30 PM -1:30 PM EST. Learn Play Sign LLC is offering mentoring and one on one times are available as well!

Registration has begun. All ages are welcome.

We will have special guest through out the summer to showcase deaf talent, deafblind talent, awareness, and deaf/deafblind businesses, fitness/health, and live interviews from the deaf and hard- of-hearing community.For more information you can email: [email protected]