Please join us for an in-person Sign Language Training event on Wednesday April 17th
There will be 2 classes to sign up for and you can Register Today
AM Session
An Introduction to Sign Language for Parents and Professionals
About the Training
This is a fun, interactive training for parents and professionals who want to learn some American Sign Language (ASL) signs to use with young children for early communication. It covers 30+ single ASL signs, the manual alphabet, and numbers 1-10. It also covers how sign language encourages speech and language development and enhances overall communication skills.
Time: 10-11:30 a.m. ET
Target Audience:
- Parents of young children with speech and language delays and/or disorders.
- Professionals who work with young children with speech and language delays and/or disorders.
Participants will Learn:
- Participants will learn and demonstrate thirty American Sign Language signs to use with young children
- Participants will learn and demonstrate the Manual Alphabet and numbers 1-10.
- Participants will learn and demonstrate signing and reading a children’s book.
Speaker: Jill Eversmann, MS, CCC-SLP
PM Session
An Introduction to Emergency Signs for Parents and Professionals
About the Training
This is a fun, interactive training for parents and professionals who want to learn emergency American Sign Language (ASL) signs to use in the workplace. It covers 50+ single ASL emergency signs, for the workplace. It also covers best practices for communicating with employees who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Time: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET
Target Audience:
- Parents of transition-age students (13+) who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or have speech and language delays and use sign language to communicate
- Professionals who work with employees who are using sign-language to communicate
Participants will Learn:
- Participants will demonstrate and show fifty emergency American Sign Language signs to use in the workplace.
- Participants will identify 10 tips for communicating with an employee who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
- Participants will identify 5+ tips for communicating in a group or meeting with an employee who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Speaker: Rachell Johnson, MCD, CCC-SLP, ATP
Rachell Johnson, MCD., CCC-SLP, ATP
Program Manager
SC Assistive Technology Program
Center for Disability Resources
8301 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-935-5301 | Fax: 803-935-5342 | Toll Free: 800-915-4522
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