​​​Class is free. Optional 
​course workbook: $25.​​

New! Spring 2023 ALDA-Boulder Consumer Classes

​Sounds like hearing loss!

​

Adapting Well to Hearing Loss

​​Each class features abundant visual
materials, interactive exercises, & CART captions. Listening devices available.
Class is free; $25 materials ​fee for
​course workbook.

           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. ​

Visual Communication Basics

NEW SPRING CLASS!

​​How will I
understand in class?" 

Social Sign Language

March 20 to May 8​

​See the Get Involved page of this website & use the Contact Form, or sign up by email, text, or mail.

Thursday Mornings

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon

​Is your vocabulary being
taken over by the word “What?” 

The 8-week Transitions course covers:

TRANSITIONS

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

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.

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

​Learn how to reconnect with your world: 
try new strategies, creative conversation options, technology & tools, & home adaptations so you can enjoy life again.

Monday Mornings

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon

• 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.
  

Both classes are limited to 15 participants. Sign up today to reserve your spot!

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. 

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 —

"But I'm going deaf.​​

• 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

Is your world going quiet,
​or are people mumbling more?    

March 23 – May 11​