Class is free. Optional
course workbook: $25.
The 8-week Transitions course covers:
Visual Communication Basics
NEW SPRING CLASS!
Both classes are limited to 15 participants. Sign up today to reserve your spot!
Monday Mornings
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
March 23 – May 11
Thursday Mornings
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Social Sign Language
TRANSITIONS
Is your vocabulary being
taken over by the word “What?”
1001 Arapahoe Avenue
Eldorado Room, 1st floor
This “invisible disability” can profoundly affect our lives, especially if we make ourselves more invisible by dropping
out of activities we enjoy.
Talk with your hands —
Listen with your eyes
Our upbeat, informative course is for
people of all ages, with any level of
hearing loss — from mild to profound.
Others are welcome too: bring family,
friends, & caregivers.
Adapting Well to Hearing Loss
Learn how to reconnect with your world:
try new strategies, creative conversation options, technology & tools, & home adaptations so you can enjoy life again.
- No signing experience is needed."Rusty" & out-of- practice signers welcome!
- For people with any
level of hearing loss —
mild to profound. - All ages welcome. Bring
a partner for practice! - Taught by deafened ALDA members who sign & voice.
Each class has live captions, or CART. Text is projected onto a screen. Listening devices are available, usable with or without hearing aids. These classes are presented by ALDA members who are deafened & use English and signing language. ASL interpreters available on request.
New! Spring 2023 ALDA-Boulder Consumer Classes
March 20 to May 8
Sounds like hearing loss!
Each class features abundant visual
materials, interactive exercises, & CART captions. Listening devices available.
Class is free; $25 materials fee for
course workbook.
- Awareness: 5 Worst Reactions to Hearing Loss … and 5 Better Ones
- Equipment: Tools & Technology for Adapting to Hearing Loss
- Interactions: Winning Conversation Strategies
- Experiences: The Inner Side of Hearing Loss
- Connections: Telephone, Computer, & Online Options
- Action: Self-Advocacy, Access Rights, & Community Engagement
- Finding Community: National, State, & Local Groups & Resources
- Participation: Navigating Social Situations
"But I'm going deaf.
1001 Arapahoe Avenue
Eldorado Room, 1st floor
This FREE 8-week course for beginners offers
a creative & adaptive response for people who are losing their hearing. Our focus is on using signing for everyday chatting & enjoyment.
See the Get Involved page of this website & use the Contact Form, or sign up by email, text, or mail.
How will I
understand in class?"
Is your world going quiet,
or are people mumbling more?
Our informal & interactive class covers:
• Introduction to visual language
• The ASL alphabet & numbers
• Sign Clusters: Questions & Answers •
Numbers & Time • Family & Friends •
Actions & Movement • Places & Events •
Feelings & Descriptions • Food & Drink
Course Goals
- Increase knowledge about
how people adapt well to
hearing loss or deafness - Learn tools & techniques to
manage everyday situations
& special events - Improve awareness of the
many resources available
to help you along on your
hearing loss path - Share information in a
setting that's accessible
& welcoming, with plenty
of activities & discussions