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Introduction to American Sign Language (Ages 13-adult)


Enrichment for Adults and Families / All Summer Programs / Languages -
Summer 2025
Come learn some of the basics of this visual language, from ABCs and 123s, to common greetings, family terms and more. Class will include plenty of hands-on practice and interaction, to make this a fun and engaging course. Whether you have deaf family or coworkers you want to communicate with, or just want to explore ASL, this is the perfect start! A $20, cash or check, textbook fee will be collected by the instructor at the first class.

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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25SU308

  Diana Emerson


Jenks Sooner Building : Room 134
Tuesdays, Jun 10 - Jul 29
6:15 - 8:15 PM

  No Class Jul 1


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Min Age   13 yr.

$ 96.00
Course Fee