How to sign different colors in American Sign Language

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Learn how to sign different colors in American Sign Language (ASL) online! You can slow down our ASL videos by clicking the settings on the bottom right corner of the […]

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Deaf Culture Values: Deafness

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One of the most beautiful aspects of Deaf Culture is the value Deaf people put on their own deafness (their hearing loss). This is known throughout the Deaf community as […]

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Start ASL Zoom Hangouts

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Start ASL offers ASL Zoom Hangouts hosted by our ASL Instructor, Jasmine Solis, for our Online Course students. During this 45-minute Zoom Hangout, you will have the opportunity to practice […]

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Deaf Culture Values: Sign Language

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American Sign Language is the most highly regarded asset of Deaf Culture. ASL is the natural language of the Deaf, so a strong goal of Deaf advocacy is to preserve […]

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Deaf Culture Values: Art and Literature

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The Deaf highly value the literature and art of their culture. Deaf Culture art and literature is how the Deaf share their values with future generations – their values of […]

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Start ASL Group Practice Sessions

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Start ASL offers Group Practice Sessions hosted by our ASL Instructor, Jasmine Solis, for our Online Course students. These topic-based 1-hour sessions will give you the opportunity to practice ASL […]

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Start ASL Virtual Office Hours

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Start ASL offers Virtual Office Hours with our Start ASL Instructor for our Gold level Online Course students. During these meetings, you can discuss challenges you are facing with the […]

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Start ASL Live Q&A Sessions

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Start ASL offers Live Q&A Video Sessions hosted by our ASL Instructor, Jasmine Solis, for our Online Course students. These 1-hour sessions give you the opportunity to meet our Start […]

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Start ASL Public Zoom ASL Practice Events

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Start ASL offers free monthly Public Zoom ASL Practice Events for our Free Lessons students as well as the general ASL community to come together and practice ASL! These events […]

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Start ASL Private Zoom ASL Practice Events

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Start ASL offers private Zoom ASL social events for students of our Online Course to practice! These are private 45-minute ASL social events and are perfect for you to practice […]

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#IloveStartASL Contest 2020 – Official Rules

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Begins at 6:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on June 26, 2020. Ends at 11:59:00 […]

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American Sign Language for High School Credit

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Start ASL is partnered with many schools that accept our ASL 1, 2, and 3 course levels in order to award American Sign Language for high school credit to their […]

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Deaf Classroom Design

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by Michelle Waldo | August 28, 2018 When I was in college I spent a semester interning at Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (D&HHS) in Grand Rapids, MI. One […]

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Gallaudet University

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by Madeline Huwaldt | October 3, 2018 Gallaudet University was founded in 1864 and is located in Washington D.C and is a federally chartered private school. Originally Gallaudet was a […]

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Nellie Zabel Willhite – First Deaf Woman Pilot

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by Clayton Shell | November 16, 2017 Nellie Zabel Willhite was the woman that I had found in my research on “Deaf people in History.” Born November 22, 1892, in […]

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Marie Heurtin – the French Helen Keller

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by Alyssa Weeks | November 14, 2017 My favorite person in deaf history is Marie Heurtin. You might know her as the French Hellen Keller but to many she is […]

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Learn Sign Language with Our Complete 3-Level Course

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So you’re ready to learn sign language… And it couldn’t be easier to start! If you want to learn sign language, then you’ve come to the right place. The Start […]

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Fun American Sign Language Games List

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We have had some fun experiences with American Sign Language games in the classroom. Here are some of our favorites: Sign Language Telephone Game Remember the game “Telephone” from grade […]

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Alexander Graham Bell – Helpful or Harmful?

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We all know Alexander Graham Bell (known as AGB in the Deaf community) as the inventor of the telephone. That makes him a good guy, right? Creating a way for […]

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Famous Deaf People

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No Hearing People Here! Deaf people have been more in the spotlight than you know. There are so many famous deaf people and famous hard of hearing people who have […]

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Children of a Lesser God

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Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that, we believe, brought Deaf Culture and the values of deaf people into the public spotlight. If you have never seen […]

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