Queer ASL

Honoured to be included here!

Fall registration is now open!

Whether you’re learning ASL for the first time or continuing your journey, we’d love to welcome you to Q***r ASL this September.

Our online classes are 100% Deaf-led and rooted in community, accessibility, and Deaf culture. We offer ASL 101 - 104, conversation classes, QTBIPOC-centred ASL 101, PWD-centred classes, and both weekly and immersion schedules.

Our classes are offered on a sliding scale of $100–$400 (in your own currency). Choose the amount that feels right for your financial situation.

Registration is now open for our Sept - Nov session.

Learn more and register here: https://www.q***rasl.com/registration/

Have questions? Message away, we’re always happy to help!

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Guess what?! For the first time ever, we are now offering workshops! They are appropriate for folks who haven’t taken ASL classes before and would like to dip their toes in.

Participants will learn interesting facts about our history, unlearn misconceptions about the Deaf community, how to interact appropriately with Deaf people, and develop a basic understanding of what ASL is all about (hint: it’s not a visual form of English!).

Our Signs of Pride workshop is similar as above but with a q***r twist! Participants will learn about pronouns, gender neutral language, and 2SLGBTQIA+ vocabulary.

Participants should be new to ASL and Deaf Culture. If you already have taken classes with us, this will be information you already know.

Accessibility Info:
Our zoom workshops are led by a Deaf instructor and we have an ASL-English interpreter present. We will have a powerpoint that outlines the majority of what the teacher is saying and we will have zoom auto-captioning turned on. A powerpoint preview pdf can be shared in advance upon request for participants who would like to review beforehand.

Cost:
Sliding Scale $50 - $200 (in your currency).

Register here: https://www.q***rasl.com/registration/

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Wanna learn ASL? Join Q***r ASL, a q***r + trans–positive online ASL learning space at multiple skill levels. Allies welcome!

Classes this cycle:�• general ASL 101–104 (open to everyone)
• QTBIPOC ASL 101-103 for students who are Black, Indigenous, and/or otherwise a person of colour
• PWD ASL 101–104 ASL for Disabled, Neurodivergent, & Chronic Illness community members
• month-long ASL 101–102 immersion classes
• post-level 101 - 103 game classes

Learn. Practice. Sign.
* self-paced video lessons to watch on your own time
* weekly zoom practice sessions to review and practice together
* Video homework after each zoom class
* Make-Up options if you ever miss class

Sliding-scale tuition: $100–$400 (your currency)�If the minimum isn’t accessible, pay what you can. You’ll be added to a waitlist and we’ll follow up towards the end of the registration cycle if there’s seats open.

Register here: https://www.q***rasl.com/registration/

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Did you know that Q***r ASL has a few different types of class spaces? Have a look through our post to learn more!

Wanna learn ASL? Q***r ASL is a q***r + trans positive environment for learning American Sign Language online at a variety of skill levels! Allies welcome!

We are offering all of our usual general 101-104 levels this cycle open to everyone (including our post-level game classes). We are also offering 101 classes specifically for QTBIPOC folk and 101-102 & 104 classes for disabled folk who want to intentionally share space only with each other. We are also stoked to offer ASL 101-102 month-long immersion classes. ✨

Our payment sliding scale is $100-$400 (in your currency) per course. Please see our payment policy for more information. If you cannot afford the minimum payment, you can enter the amount you can afford and we will remove you to a waiting list and reach out at the end of the registration cycle if there are any remaining seats we can offer you.

Register here: https://www.q***rasl.com/registration/

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Did you know we offer class vouchers that you can gift to someone? They have no expiration date so the receiver can use it whenever they are ready to sign up for a class.

Snag one here: https://airtable.com/appjo8jZjJtysYo9Y/shrm0TAfSjUrL57NF

It’s hard to believe that it has already been a few weeks since our team retreat. 😭😭😭

We wrapped the week up by having a Q***r ASL social at at their Q***rs & Beers event, which was an absolute blast and we’re stoked to have this perfect picture of us!

However, swipe left to see a slightly more accurate version of us all. 😂😂😂 Not too late to be taught by us in our upcoming cycle starting in a couple weeks!

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Learn some gender neutral family ASL signs with us!

Visit our instagram to view the signs & more: https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_0HAasETi/

Learn a little bit about how family signs typically work in ASL and how Deaf Q***rs have created gender neutral family signs that we can use with our chosen families.

UPDATE: that went shockingly fast! $500 matched plus some more. This means a total of $1640 has been donated in a matter of hours! Please do continue to donate if you have the means to. ❤️

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Every cycle Q***r ASL makes a donation. We haven’t been too consistent with sharing who we donate to every cycle & how much but we will commit more to this for transparency and spreading awareness!

For this cycle - we have donated $500 CAD to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. We will also match anyone’s donations up to $500 CAD. If you donate - please message us proof of your donation and we will match!

We also posted about this on Instagram - if you can share, that’d be great so we can try and get as many donations as possible.

Donate here: https://www.irsss.ca/donate

Each donation that is matched will be listed below (no names but just so folks can see how much has been donated).

(many thanks to lisa.beading for making an instagram post suggesting where we could donate to)

Donate — Indian Residential School Survivors Society We are a provincial organization with a 20-year history of providing services to indian residential school survivors.