sign language training

[Karen Ozmun]

a good resource for any information related to deafness and hearing loss,
is DeafWeb Washington on the world wide web.  the address is:
http://www.wolfenet.com/~hydronut/deafweb.htm

for those without access to the web, below is a quick list i pulled from
that site about sign language classes within the state (all but one in the
greater seattle area).  this is not an all inclusive list; this site's
information continues to evolve and is dependent upon people letting the
web site manager know about different resources.

you may also contact the regional deaf services center in your part of the
state to find out other resources for ASL instruction. (in seattle it's
the community service center for the deaf and hard of hearing - CSCDHH -
at 206-322-4996 V/TTY).  community centers, churches, community colleges,
and "alternative" teaching facilities may have ASL courses.

to get information about the regional deaf center in your area, contact:
The Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Department of Social and Health Services
14th and Jefferson
Post Office Box 45300
Olympia, Washington 98504-5300
(360) 753-0703 V, (360) 753-0699 TTY

DeafWeb Washington list of resources for ASL instruction:

American Sign Language club "Hands in Motion"
       Washington State University
       Contact:Mark Gipe(mgipe at eecs.wsu.edu)
       Pullman, WA

HSDC - Hearing Speech and Deafness Center
       1620 - 18th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122
       206/323-5770 V/TTY
       Business Hours: Mon - Fri - 8:30am-5pm; Wed - 11am to 7:30pm

	HSDC has a Parent-Infant Program (PIP) for children born deaf, and
that program includes sign language instruction.  For parents, family,
friends AND anyone else interested in sign language instruction, there are
evening classes.  just call HSDC for information.

American Sign Language/Interpreting School (ASLIS) of Seattle
       Director: Theresa Smith
       PO Box 31468, Seattle, WA 98103
       206/525-1030 v/tty
       ASL and ITP classes; workshops on Deaf Culture

	i've taken classes at ASLIS, and while ASLIS has students learning
sign language to become interpreters, many students also go there to learn
ASL to communicate with family, friends, and to participate in the Deaf
and Deaf-Blind communities.

Renton Technical College
       Classes in American Sign Language
       3000 NE 4th St., Renton, WA
       206/235-2352 ext. 5517 v


good luck in finding classes that will meet the needs of your family.
karen


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Karen Ozmun
A. T. Resource Center, Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
206/685-4181 V      800/841-8345 V/TTY
206/616-1396 TTY    206/543-4779 FAX
karenoz at u.washington.edu
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