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Composed entirely of Deaf educators, Lingvano is a learning application that is designed to get language learners signing fast. Visit their site to explore subscription options.

Marlee Signs features Academy Award Winning actress Marlee Matlin as a teacher who covers fingerspelling and provides learners with a space to learn at their own pace.

ASL Champs is local to Richmond, VA, but offers virtual classes of varying levels. Options include private classes, group courses, and tutoring. 

ASL Pinnacle offers classes that range from beginner to advanced intermediate. They also offer tutoring sessions for students and their website boasts upcoming classes targeted at children and teenagers.

Arguably one of the most famous resources in the Deaf and learner communities, Life Print is a website where Professor Bill Vicars has ASL lessons available for public benefit. These lessons are great for signers just starting out, but there is also a vocabulary expansion series that is perfect for those looking to up their vocab game.

ASLdeafined has online learning options for general sign language learners, parents, and Deaf/HOH students. Visit their website to discover more about their subscription models and learning tools. 

ASLCORE features Deaf context experts sharing their valuable knowledge on subjects such as philosophy, computer science, engineering and more! This is a great resource for more advanced signers. 

The Oklahoma School for Deaf offers courses online in both the fall and spring semesters that aim to help learners establish a foundation of ASL. They cover the basics of vocabulary, fingerspelling and sentence structure.

Gallaudet University offers classes both online and in person in D.C. There are even some free online educational resources available.

Reynolds Community College in Richmond, VA offers ASL courses for credit or audit.

Start ASL has a four-level ASL program. Courses can be downloaded for offline learning and may meet foreign language requirements. Group packages are also available for teachers. 

Signing Savvy is an online ASL Dictionary, but it can also help you practice fingerspelling, numbers, and general receptive skills with basic full sentences. Additionally, one-on-one classes are available.

ASL Nook is a resource for families with Deaf children, though their audience has grown in recent years to high school and university students. Videos are fun and engaging, making this a great learning resource for families.

Hands & Voices is a parent-driven organization that focusing on improving communication access and better educational outcomes for children. They also have a local chapter, Virginia Hands & Voices.

The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind has free lessons and vocabulary available online. This is a great place to start! 

The American Society for Deaf Children offers low-cost classes targeted to young language learners. 

This link contains a list of books that feature Deaf/HOH characters. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so here is a link to another list of books that highlight Deaf/HOH characters!

Hands Land features Deaf signers and educators that teach colors, animals, numbers and more. Seasons 1-3 are available on Amazon Prime.

Led by CBC Kids and CBC Accessibility, Silly Paws offers an immersive ASL experience for children and families that does not have a voiceover or captions.

ASLized isn't strictly for children, as some of their videos delve into ASL linguistics and Deaf history and culture, but there are a number of videos that feature engaging storytelling.

Supporting Success for Kids with Hearing Loss offers resources for both parents and educators to help Deaf and Hard of Hearing children succeed.

Life Print (also has free lessons)

Signing Savvy (also has free lessons in ASL, Deaf History and fingerspelling)

Hand Speak (also has free lessons on ASL, Deaf History and fingerspelling)

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