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Beginning American Sign Language (Ages 13-adult)


Enrichment for Adults and Families / Languages -
Spring 2025

Join us for an introduction to this rich, visual language – sometimes said to be the third most common language in the U.S. Learn dozens of signs, including common greetings, the alphabet, signs for family, and much more. Interactive games and “hands-on” practice will enhance learning and make class fun! Information on deaf culture will be included as well. Textbook required. Please bring $20 cash to the first class for the book.

Diana Emerson

Diana Emerson has served TSHA for the past 33 years – now as Program Director, and prior to that as Community Resources Manager. She advises all three departments (Interpreter Services and Deaf Services), while still heading up the Community Resources department.

Diana grew up in native Alaskan villages and a few years in the tip of Texas, so different cultures have always been a passion of hers. She earned her BS from TU with a double-major in Deaf Ed and Elementary Ed, and taught language arts to hearing elementary students for six years before joining TSHA. In 2008 she earned her Master’s in Human Relations (MHR) from OU-Tulsa. Diana has also been a nationally certified interpreter for 20 years.

Diana brings a unique set of traits to the TSHA team: writing guru, award-winning public speaker, an understanding of the experiences of elderly hard-of-hearing people as well as the signing deaf population, and most of all – a heart and deep commitment for our community.

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  Diana Emerson


Jenks Sooner Building : Room 134
Thursdays, Mar 27 - May 1
6:30 - 8:30 PM

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Min Age   13 yr.

$ 72.00
Course Fee