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Learning American Sign Language
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Hello! My name is Michael. When I was three years old, my younger brother became sick with spinal meningitis. In the process, he became deaf with an almost complete hearing loss. This difficult situation provided a unique opportunity for my family and I to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). My brother was not sent away to a deaf or hard of hearing school. He grew up with us, his hearing family, and we were active in the Deaf community.As a former police officer and federal investigator, I often used ASL to communicate with and assist members of the Deaf community. I decided to create simple, step-by-step ASL courses because sign language is a useful and fun skill to have.
Like learning any language, it opens your mind and creates the ability to comm
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Diploma in Basics of American Sign Language
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Diploma in Basics of American Sign Language
3-4 hrs 30,037 learners
By Able Lingo ASL You Will Learn How To
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Summarize the various signs for words starting with the letter A, B, and C
- Analyze the different signs that are used to incorporate words starting with the letters G, H, and I
- Compare the gestures and signals that are used for words beginning with the letters J, K, and L
- Describe the signs for different words that start with the letters M, N, and O
- Explain the hand gestures and motions used to understand the words beginning with P, R, and S
- Recall the movements that are required to use words beginning with the letters T, U, and W
- Summarize the various signs used for words beginning with the letter Y
- Indicate the numbers 1 to 10 in the American Sign Language system
- Explain the hand gestures and signals for words beginning with the letters D, E, and F
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Diploma in Basics of American Sign Language
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Luis P. 
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The Course Diploma in Basics of American Sign Language The course is wonderful; thanks to your techniques, I was able to learn things I couldn't learn in another course. It is very easy to work with you.
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The Course Diploma in Basics of American Sign Language It was so easy to learn because he used videos and made it creative.
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