American SIGN LANGUAGE near me

I hope all of you enjoyed those last blasts of winter weather (were they the last…?) Mother nature wasn’t gonna let us escape without at least a few snowy days!
It has been an exciting time here as we have finally released our Signing with Autism curriculum through a new website: www.signingwithautism.com We are also about to offer our beginning courses online through our ASL Expressions website. If you know of people who would like to learn, but don’t have time to go to classes or live in areas outside of the Treasure Valley, please help us spread the word. Thank you again, all of you, for giving me the opportunity to share my love of sign language and the Deaf community with you!

Daytime class starting March 28th!
-We are starting a DAYTIME class (FINALLY!) which will be on Thursdays from 2-3pm for 6 weeks starting March 28th at my home classroom in Meridian. These don’t come around very often, so if you know of anyone who has been waiting for one of these to open up, please share this with them!
-We also have a new 6-week beginning class starting on Tuesday, April 16th from 7-8pm at Veranda Senior Living center in Meridian.
Classes at all other levels are ongoing and can be joined at any time, for more information, or to reserve a spot, please check out our website or email us at aslexpressions@yahoo.com
Deaf community Easter Eggstravaganza
The annual Deaf community Easter Egg hunt is coming up! The event will be held on Saturday, April 20th at 10:30am at Storey Park in Meridian. We will have an egg stuffing party on Friday, the 19th. If you would like to volunteer your time or donate candy or prizes, please contact us!Signing social
*Our March signing social will be this Saturday, March 9th at Grinkers Arcade in Eagle. Grinkers is an old-style video game arcade. They have food and drinks as well. The address is 228 E Plaza St, Unit H, Eagle 83616. Whether you play games or not, come join us for some signing practice and a throwback to the past!
*Our April signing social will be on Friday, April 19th following the egg stuffing party. More details to come.

​Tara’s soapboxA few weeks ago I had a full circle moment. I took my son, Braunsen, to visit the State school for the Deaf and Blind in Gooding as an education option for him. The school is 2 hours from Boise and the kids who attend there from afar are residential students who live there during the week and return home on the weekend.
The irony of the timing was not lost on me. He is in 8th grade, which is exactly what grade I was in when my parents took me there to visit for the first time. I will never forget the feeling of relief, excitement and newfound confidence to be in a place where everyone was just like me and language was fully accessible, regardless of hearing ability, through sign language. It was there I learned that being Deaf is not something to be ashamed of, and hearing aids do not need to hide in embarrassment.
Making our community more inclusive for the Deaf/HH and non-verbal has become my passion. To all of you who answered the call to reach out by learning sign language, I think you from the very deepest part of my heart.

 
“Deafness need not be isolating, for isolation is deafening” -Tara Adams