Our customized sign language classes and Deaf culture workshops support an accessible and inclusive space for people who are Deaf
Remove communication barriers. For over 80 years, we’ve been empowering Deaf and hard of hearing Canadians to overcome barriers to participation. Our customized sign language classes and Deaf culture workshops support an accessible and inclusive space for people who are Deaf
American Sign Language (ASL) is the language of most Deaf Canadians. It is a visual language made up of specific gestures (signs), hand shapes and facial expressions. It has its own unique grammatical rules and sentence structure.
About our ASL classes:
Canadian Hearing Services, originally called the National Society of the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, was founded in 1940 by Dr. Harry E. Amoss, Helen McMurrich, Daisy Moss, Lewis Wood, and Dr. Lorne Pierce as “an organization which would further the cause of deaf and hard of hearing people”.
Key to the direction of the organization was to support the value of Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons as productive, contributing and independent members of society.
Innovation, health care and service excellence have always been at the core of Canadian Hearing Services vision: to advance a barrier-free society for Deaf and hard of hearing Canadians.
From its inception, Canadian Hearing Services has played a significant role in supporting and meeting the needs of the Deaf and hard of hearing. Canadian Hearing Services has worked diligently to champion accessibility in the workplace in such sectors as healthcare, education and the legal field.
In addition, as a service provider, Canadian Hearing Services has always strived to provide a broad range of products and services that serve to remove barriers to communication, advance hearing health, and promote equity.
Vision
A barrier-free society for Deaf and hard of hearing Canadians.
Mission
To be the leading organization delivering professional services and products that empower Deaf and hard of hearing Canadians to overcome barriers to participation.
You will learn the linguistic fundamentals of ASL and how to use it as your second language in socio-cultural context
American Sign Language course is offered by Greater Essex County District School Board. Our courses are taught by highly qualified and experienced teacher who are extremely dedicated to ensuring you leave with all the necessary skills to broaden your horizons and never be lost for words again.
This program is designed to increase your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and help you to gain knowledge of Deaf culture and Deaf history so that you can effectively interact with Deaf individuals.
This course introduces foundations of American Sign Language including linguistic perspectives, dialogue skill set, vocabulary, and syntax. Instruction may also include sociocultural contexts regarding the Deaf community, culture, and history.
American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most popular foreign language, leading third in language course enrolments in post-secondary institutions in the U.S. after Spanish and French, according to Modern Language Association (2016).
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