Sign Language
Do you want to learn how to sign? You’re in the right place. Enrolling in sign language classes and meeting people who use American Sign Language is a good way to learn and practice.
This page lists ASL classes and events statewide, online courses, sign language organizations, and additional resources. On this website, we also feature Silent Suppers and Deaf Community Events as other opportunities for you to help you develop ASL fluency.
Check your local library for books and DVDs to supplement your language learning opportunities.
Featured Resources
Local Sign Classes
McDaniel College offers a major and a minor in American Sign Language Studies. To learn more, visit their webpage
Students taking ASL courses at Anne Arundel Community College will gain expressive and receptive forms of communication, and conversational skills.
ASL classes at Howard Community College
Local Sign Language Events
Online Sign Classes
Lifeprint presents an introduction to fingerspelling and numbers. Resource includes practice sheets and activities.
Sign Organizations
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Sign Language Around the World
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Additional Resources
"Deaf Native Shares Four Amazing Native Cultural Stories" by Seek the World
"American Sign Language & Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)" by Calvin Young of Seek the World and James Wooden Legs of the Cheyenne tribe
The vocabulary video, "The Plain Indian Sign Languages", signed by Elisa Harkins