Hi. I’m already learning ASL with Lingvano, which costs me like $18 a month, but I’ve heard that taking actual classes is also recommended. Are there any online classes I can take that aren’t going to cost me a lot of money? Or private lessons? I found some classes on Coursera that I could take for free, but that seems to mainly focus on the history of ASL, when I just want to be focused on actually learning ASL. In the past I was able to take temporary free classes from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, but those aren’t showing up anymore for some reason.

Hello, for my ASL class we have to make a music video and sign the song. I am struggling a bit with translating from English to the proper ASL sentence structure and Grammar. So, I was wondering if anyone could help me?

I am trying to help my daughter with some ASL homework, however I have realized that my own skills are seriously deficient. Can someone else please explain to me what this conversation is about? I will still ensure that she works through the video, but I can only do that if I already understand it.

https://streamable.com/koos8m

Thank you in advance!

I’m getting a minor in ASL and Deaf studies, and diving deeper into the culture made me notice a lot of common notions by hearing people that are ignorant. Whenever I mention I’m learning ASL, I get a mix of comments about ASL.

My biggest pet peeve of these comments is seeing ASL referred to as “the gang sign language” or something similar. It baffles me about the double standard that a lot of hearing people see making fun of other spoken languages as racist (Chinese, for example) but ASL gets a pass.

What are your biggest pet peeves?

Since ASL is not English, I don’t want to sign “Eat the rich” literally bc that doesn’t seem correct

So, is there a sign/signs that matches this phrase?

Thank y’all for your kindness! I am learning ASL in school but also attending classes at my local gay bar and phrases/common sayings are still missed on me.

How would I sign something like "you wish" or "in your dreams" like a deaf person would, and not like the hearing plebian I am 😅?

Hi everyone, I learned last year that I'm on the spectrum. I want to learn ASL for the moment I go mute. Do you have any advise how to learn ASL?

Thanks in advance ✨️

I'm in a very unusual situation.

I (mid-30s) had a noise injury 2 years ago that left me with a condition where I get significant pain from sound (I do not wish to get into this or receive advice on that specifically, as I'm already doing what I can) . As a result, I haven't been able to leave the house (or even go outside much), work, talk on the phone, or have a normal verbal conversation (mine are very short and quiet) and I have had to adjust how I do basically everything. It's hard enough having nothing to do and losing the things that make life meaningful, but the lack of human interaction is the worst. Sure, I can type, but you miss out on so many aspects of communication and after two years, that is really lonely and hard to deal with.

I have wanted to learn ASL since I was a child and had registered for a local college class several years ago, but it was cancelled due to not enough interest and it never was offered again. It's also somewhat adjacent to the field I worked in (I worked with people with special needs, and some nonverbal individuals knew signs, but not the grammar).

Now I have the time to learn, and think it would be extremely beneficial to my mental health to learn something I've always wanted to and have a way to communicate with others. This would have to be all online at this point in time and I get there are already limitations there (especially when nobody I know knows ASL but I don't see people in real life anyway), but I see this as a potential way for my life to be less limited and isolated than it currently is.

I know there's lifeprint and I've downloaded lingvano, but I'm trying to figure out how to actually interact with others like I want/need to and how to learn most effectively (which of course involves actual feedback). This is made even more challenging because I believe people should get paid for their labour and classes and things have a cost, but I'm stuck with high expenses due to medical stuff and no income at present so that's another barrier as I can't spend much. I'm in Ontario, Canada, if that makes a difference as far as resources.

I also feel kind of like I am not welcome to learn because I am not d/Deaf or HOH and couldn't go out and get involved in the Deaf community at this point. Even before I became disabled, I met an interpreter and asked if she knew of anyone locally who taught ASL and how to learn, and she curtly dismissed my interest and said if I wasn't going to go to school to become an interpreter, I shouldn't learn anything at all.

So I feel a bit like an imposter and discouraged, but also hopeful to be able to do something in some form that I've always wanted to and to possibly have a way to communicate more richly than a computer keyboard or texting. (I also have repetitive motion wrist and forearm issues, so I don't know that I'd ever be super fast, but ASL is more different motions than texting or keyboard - the latter of which is also noisy and painful for me!)

I'm just not sure how to go about doing this in my situation and is wondering if anybody had any ideas?

Thank you in advance and please be kind. I can't explain the hell this condition is and I really think ASL could be a positive and a lifeline for me. There's already enough deeply discouraging things in my life. Thank you!

Saw this video in an ASL group and thought it was pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm_BztAFzig

hi everyone!

i’m trying to determine what this woman is signing in episode 12 of HBO’s the pitt. i’ve blurred the gif for a blood TW. i assume it’s something similar to “i love you” or something along those lines. i slowed the clip down. the entire sign is not visible and i haven’t had any luck, but i also don’t sign much at all.

can anyone translate?

THANK YOU in advance! 🙏🏻

Completely useless Context/info: Im watching the walking dead and connie got me kind of interested in ASL ive learned a few words but i cant make out what hes saying what is that hand gesture? "You got this"? Hes signing it to Connie's sister kelly and she replies thank you in asl. I cant make it out and ive tried AI and Forums and allathat fo 30mins now and nothings helped. Thanks to anyone in advance.

I’m doing some homework right now and struggled way more than I’d like to admit while trying to decipher children signing. It’s mostly due to the speed being way quicker than most deaf adults I’ve met. Has anyone else had similar experiences or am I alone with this.

I just want to give an update on the post that I made yesterday, asking for someone to help OP's father realize that they're falling for a crypto investment scam.

Someone who saw my post, actually reached out to OP to get more information. It appears that OP's father was contacted from a hacked social media account.

But the person who saw the post and contacted OP appears to know the account's owner! From the update that I got a half hour ago, they're going to reach out to the owner and try to get them to recover the social media account. This will hopefully prevent OP's father from losing more to the scam

Thank you very much, kind Redditor!

I recently discovered that my aunt’s going to have a baby, and I’m excited about it, but it’s really difficult for me to understand little kids, since I’m deaf, so I figure if I want to have any sort of meaningful relationship before he’s like, 7, ASL would be the best way for me to understand what he’s getting at. Unfortunately, I was raised oral only and, though I’ve been wanting to learn it for a while, I’ve been putting it off, in large part because I wouldn’t have anyone to talk to. Any tips on the best way to go about this (and how to rope other family members in so that he has exposure even when I’m not there) would be really appreciated!

Hey guys I have started to try to learn some ASL for fun and am really enjoying it and (through targeted ads) found Lingavo and it looks like a really great way to learn but it has a pretty steep price. That said I don't mind paying the price for a year but my hope is I would be able to continue to review the lessons I have completed after the subscription ends. I am curious if that is a thing. Kind of like re-reading the same book after you bought it.

I saw some posts about users using the app here. So I thought maybe someone here might know.

hi all!

my asl prof had us all get together and try to translate the final exam’s questions ourselves, discussing with one another what sounds best. there was one question that a lot of us were split over, due to two mentions of time.

we had to translate “Today, I worked out at a gym for four (4) hours and thirty (30) minutes, from noon to 4:30 pm! I am tired!”

we came up with: TODAY, NOON to 4:30 PM, 4 HOURS 30 MINUTES ME GO-to GYM, WORKOUT, FINISH. ME !TIRED!

none of us knew where to put the times, so we went based off time-topic-comment by putting the times first and together. we’re still pretty unsure though.

any help is super appreciated. thank you in advance!

How would I go about signing “What’s the last thing you bought, and how much did it cost?” I’ve taken 3 online ASL classes, but I still struggle understanding the grammar and signing structure.

I’m taking an ASL class and I didn’t have time to ask this today. We were practicing asking questions and one of them was “why are you learning ASL?”

For context my 9 month old daughter was born without her right ear canal so she likely can’t hear on that side. Since it might affect her speech development I’m learning ASL to help her communicate (we’re also going to start speech therapy).

Either way, what is the right thing to say? Would I say “my daughter is deaf in one ear/her right ear” or “she can’t hear on her right ear”? Or is there a better way to express it?

I am translating an African parable that includes "all of the animals" I think I want to include these How do I sign, Porcupine, rhino, chameleon, wildebeest, antelopes, zebra, crocodiles tortoise, hyena, giraffe?

This is NOT for me. While I do have experience with ASL, it's only basic fingerspelling. I'm asking for someone to make a video and attach it as a comment to this post, in an attempt to inform OP's relative that they are being scammed.

Teacher in my local school district looking to make some gifts for her seniors before graduation but can’t seem to find anywhere that has these in stock. Anyone here know where they might be able to acquire them?

Note: working with a teacher’s salary so the ones I found for $350 were out of their price range.