How To Learn Sign Language

Learning to sign is easier than ever, thanks to the internet.

The visual language, designed to aid the deaf or hard of hearing, is a set of gesticulations and hand movements that correspond to the spoken word.

There are numerous ways to learn American Sign Language (ASL) outside the old classroom method. From free online lessons to video tutorials, a world of possibilities is open for those aspiring to teach themselves this hands-on language.

Take a sign language class. ...

Learn online by watching videos. ...

Join a sign language group, deaf club or visit a deaf café ...

Take an online course. ...

Hire a private, qualified sign language tutor. ...

Watch and mimic interpreters. ...

Ask your Deaf friends and family teach you. ...

Use an App.