Austin Sign Language School American Sign Language Classes ASLS

Austin Sign Language School (ASLS), incorporated in 1977 by the late Fran Herrington-Borre, is a non-profit organization which offers quality sign language instruction for adult students, ages 14 and above, in the Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. NO CHILDREN’S CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE.
Areas of sign language instruction include Fingerspelling, Manual Communication, Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE), American Sign Language (ASL), Contact Sign, Interpreter Training, and Deaf Culture. Classes are beginning to advanced but ASLS does not have an interpreter training program. Our courses are not accredited, and we do not issue transcripts. .

2014 Classes

Spring 2014
Mondays, Lexington: January 13-March 24, 2014
Tuesdays, NW Austin: January 14-April 1, 2014
Thursdays, South TSD: January 16-March 27, 2014
Spring Break March 10-15, 2014
5:30 and 7:15 p.m. classes for 10 weeks

Summer 2014
Thursdays, South TSD: June 12-July 31, 2014
6:00-8:00 p.m. classes for 8 weeks

Fall 2014
Tuesdays, NW Austin: September 9-November 11, 2014
Thursdays, South Austin: September 11-November 13, 2014
5:30 and 7:15 p.m. classes for 10 weeks

Announcements:

Summer Registration begins April 1, 2014

Tuition $130

Credit cards accepted for on-line registrations.

Summer 2014 Classes

• Summer semester begins June 12, 2014. Payment must be submitted by June 5, 2014. Click here for Quick Reference Schedule. Mail-in and on-line registration and payment must be submitted by June 5, 2014. Click here for course information.

Summer 2014 Courses and Locations (8 students per class required)
Pre-register to ensure courses can be offered.

Thursday Nights - South Austin

Texas School for the Deaf
June 12 - July 31, 2014

6:00-8:00 p.m.
101
201
301
401
  601*
    1001* **
                      1301* ** on-line only

*Course contingent on having enough enrolled and pre-paid students.

**DARS Interpreter CEUs approved

• SOUTH LOCATION - Thursday Nights
   Texas School for the Deaf (TSD)
   Ford/CTE Vocational Building
   1102 South Congress Avenue
   Austin, TX 78704

Enter TSD through the Elizabeth Street gate after 5:30 p.m.
Click here for map of TSD.

• Summer classes meet at TSD for 8 weeks on Thursday nights, beginning June 12, 2014 with specific courses from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (see schedule).

• NORTHWEST LOCATION - Tuesday Nights
   Westover Hills Church of Christ
   8332 Mesa
   Austin, TX 78759
• No summer courses offered at Westover. Fall courses begin there September 9, 2014.

COST AND REGISTRATION

• The cost is $130.00 per student per course. ($5.00 discount for second family member taking a course during a semester).

• Pre-registration for ASLS classes is required. To pre-register, register on-line or send registration form and fee at least one week prior to first class session. Course Offerings depend on number of registrations received for each course. Click here for registration.

Austin Sign Language School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We welcome all interested students, regardless of race, religion, creed, age or disability.