ASU ASL Club Social Night at Apache ASL Trails: Tuesday, March 27

See YOU there!

ARIZONA STATE ASL CLUB's SOCIAL NIGHT

at

Apache ASL Trails (AAT)
2428 E. Apache Blvd; Tempe 85281

Tuesday, March 27
7:00 p.m.

Reserve this date and join us for the evening!

*Come back again for the pictures and a video that was filmed last month!*

ASL Club "Talent" Show: Saturday, April 21...RESERVE THIS DATE!

TALENT SHOW

RESERVE THIS DATE!

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN

SOOOOOOOON!

EXCITING!

FUN!

 

For more information,

contact President Michelle Rivas at michelle.rivas@asu.edu.

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Best Events to Attend Before the End of Spring '12 Semester! Socialize and Chat with Deaf Friends

Note:
If you find other events that are not listed below, please email Donna Leff at donna.leff@asu.edu and give the name of each event and a reason for this event.
Thank you

***Click each event under each month to read full information***

MARCH
  Deaf St. Patrick's Night in Tempe
  Deaf Night Out in Tucson
  Spring Sports (Signs) Workshop  (It's for interpreters, however I think it's cool to see signs of baseball and track/field given by Deaf presenter)
  Fundraiser Show with the Pampered Chef
 
SPRING BREAK
  SIGNin' in the Street at Downtown Disney District

APRIL 
  EVAD's Town Hall Meeting in Mesa  (Probably the best since it'll be a big crowd!)
  VCD's Movie Night in Arizona Mills Mall
  "Just for Fun" Golf Tournament in Tucson
  Tea Tasting Party in Mesa

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March ASL Club Meetings: Tuesday, March 6 SEE YOU in Phoenix or Tempe!

Hello ASU-ASL students!

MESSAGE from VON:

My name is Vaughn Hillyard, and I am the vice president of ASL Club.  The downtown and Tempe ASL Club meetings are on Tuesday, March 6.

The times and locations are as follows:

Downtown Phoenix
6:30pm-7:15pm in Cronkite room 256

Tempe
7:30pm-8:15pm in Coor 2201

Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions. We had an awesome turnout at our deaf chat at ASL Apache Trails last week. You are missing out if we haven't seen you!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Take care,

Vaughn Hillyard
Vice President, American Sign Language Club
602-818-0558


Note from Donna Leff:
Go to your facebook and type "Arizona State ASL Club"...Click "LIKE"! Join the club and have fun with us! See you in the meeting next Tuesday!

ASL Club T-Shirts: NEW T-SHIRTS Released! New Designs! New Logo!

FRONT

BACK

These pictures were taken by Eileen F.  Thank you, Eileen! 

Buy one t-shirt now! Cost: $5.00 each!

All Sizes! 

HURRY...before the t-shirts are gone! 

Sparky’s Deaf Chat at Apache ASL Trails: Tuesday Night, February 21 FREE ASL CLUB T-SHIRT!

ASU-ASL Club Meetings on Tuesday, February 7: PHOENIX at 6:30 pm TEMPE at 7:30 pm

SEE YOU THERE!

Hello Hello!

ASL Club will be hosting their first membership meeting of the semester next week in two locations so mark your calendars! If you're in your last semester or if you're just starting sign language classes, now is the perfect time to join! Learn more about Deaf culture, expand your ASL vocabulary and join us for fun events around Arizona!

Our first meeting of the semester is...

February 7th!!
Downtown Phoenix
6:30pm-7:15pm in Cronkite room 256

Tempe
7:30pm-8:15pm in Coor 2201

If you have any questions email ASL Club president at michelle.rivas@asu.edu.

Hope to see you there!!!

ASL Club Members: Dates for Meetings Are Listed Below! See you all in the meetings!

ASL Club Calendar:

Feb 7th Meeting
Downtown 6:30-7:15 Cronkite 125
Tempe 7:30-8:15 Coor 2201

March 6th Meeting
Downtown 6:30-7:15 Cronkite 125
Tempe 7:30-8:15 Coor 2201

April 3rd Meeting
Downtown 6:30-7:15 Cronkite 125
Tempe 7:30-8:15 Coor 2201

See you all there!

Happy Spring Semester! Ready to Socialize With the Deaf Community...Events are listed for YOU to attend!

As of February 17, 2012

***Click each picture to read full information***

Saturday, February 18
Desert Fire Classics Basketball Tournament


***ATTENTION***
LOCATION IS CHANGED! 
Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD)

Come and watch Deaf teams playing all day...find out which team wins!

Saturday and Sunday, February 18 & 19:

Southern Nevada-California Bowling Tournament Hosted by Arizona Deaf Bowling Club in Glendale, Arizona  Come, watch Deaf bowlers from three (or more) states bowl against eachother!

Saturday, February 18

Join the crowd and enjoy yourself in the Renaissance Festival!

Saturday, March 5:

MATA Sign Language Expo in Downtown Phoenix

MORE EVENTS WILL BE ADDED IF ANY NEW EVENTS ARE POSTED

IN THE DEAF CACTUS NEWS AND ACCEPTED

FOR YOU TO ATTEND AND SOCIALIZE! 

Great Events to Go Out and Socialize With the Deaf Community! 

Go there with your ASL classmates, friends, boy/girlfriends and/or family!

Deaf Cactus News
deafcactusnews.blogspot.com  

HEARING THE UNHEARD: Dr. Joseph Valente, Speaker...Watch the Video

Click the picture above to watch the video

Dr. Joseph Valente is involved in comprehensive research in childhood studies, comparative and international education, educational anthropology, deaf studies and disability studies. He is the author of the autobiographical novel and autoethnography, "d/Deaf and d/Dumb: A Portrait of a Deaf Kid as a Young Superhero," published by Peter Lang. Currently, Joe is the co-principal investigator of the video ethnography project "Kindergartens for the Deaf in Three Countries: Japan, France and the United States," funded by the Spencer Foundation.

Happy New Year! Happy 2012! Welcome Back!

ASL Club's End of Semester Pizza Party! Take a look at the video! Enjoy! See ya next year!

ASU-ASL Club End of Semester Pizza Party

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

ASU's ASL Club Celebrating the End of the Semester Pizza Party! Wednesday, December 7

ASL Club November Meetings in Downtown and Tempe on Tues., November 15...Pick one to attend! Don't miss it!

ASU-ASL Club: SunDevil's Deaf Chat in Tempe! Tuesday, November 22

THE HAMMER: An Inspirational Movie Based on the Life of Deaf UFC Fighter Matt Hamill! LOCATION: Tucson DATES: December 1st & 4th It's A Must to See the Movie!

*Featuring open captioning.

An inspirational movie based on the life of Deaf UFC fighter Matt Hamill.

Raised by a hearing family, Hamill finds himself an outsider in the Deaf community, but follows his dreams, eventually becoming the first Deaf wrestler to win a national collegiate championship.

The film stars Deaf actors Russell Harvard and Shoshannah Stern as Matt Hamill and Kristi Hamill, and Raymond J. Barry as Matt’s grandfather.

Advance tickets for

The Hammer: Based on the Life of Matt Hamill

are now available at this theater.

AMC Loews Foothills  

1st Showing: Thursday, December 1
7:00 pm
2nd Showing: Sunday, December 4
11:00 am

Location:
AMC Loews Foothills
7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Suite 144
Tucson, AZ 85741
(520) 742-5050

NOTICE: Times are different on these two days!

HOW TO BUY ADVANCED TICKETS?

1.

Click the link below:

http://thehammerpremiere.com/

2.

Scroll down and choose the theatre you want to go;

there are only one theatre in Arizona!

Pick "AMC Loews Foothills" in Tucson 

3.

Click "BUY NOW"

You will see the list of theatres on the next page;

Click "AMC Loews Foothills" in Phoenix

4.

First, pick the DATE you want to go and watch the movie;

Second, click "BUY TICKETS"

5.

You will read "BUY & PRINT YOUR OWN TICKET!"

You need to select the number of tickets you want;

Adult $9.75 each

Student $7.50 each

Senior $6.50 each

Child $5.75 each

6.

Next, you click "FIND SEATS"

You will be instructed to select the row(s) and seat(s)

7.

Last, you register and pay for your ticket(s)

8.

Print your ticket(s) and you are done!

ENJOY WATCHING THE HAMMER MOVIE!

DON'T MISS IT!

Need a Private ASL Tutor? Contact Veronica, a Deaf ASL tutor! Tutor Days: Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday

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SunDevil's Deaf Chats! Join ASU's ASL Club for our FIRST DEAF CHAT! Two Locations: Phoenix & Tempe!

AMERICA: In Remembrance...ASL Poem Signed By Donna

Click here to watch the video 

If you have trouble opening the video, go to YouTube Deaf Cactus News's channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DeafCactusNews  You will find the video on the right side.

New Arizona State American Sign Language Club Website! Take a Look!

Click below to view the wonderful ASU ASL Club website!

http://asu.orgsync.com/org/americansignlanguageclub

Contact ASL Club:

Shoot us an email : michelle.rivas@asu.edu

We'd love to hear about any ideas, comments or questions you have!

Can't wait to see you at a meeting!!!

ASL Club "End of Spring Semester" Pizza Party: Wednesday, May 4

Click below to watch the video! Enjoy!



Also see the wonderful pictures taken during the pizza party in
Arizona State ASL Club's facebook!

"Like" it if you want to join the club!

American Sign Language Club at Rover Elementary in Tempe: Teaching Signs to 2nd & 3rd Graders

Monday, April 25

ROVER ELEMENTARY

with 2nd Graders

Wednesday, April 27

ROVER ELEMENTARY

with 3rd Graders

Click below to watch the video!

See more wonderful pictures in the Arizona State ASL Club facebook!

American Sign Language Club at ASU with the Ability Counts Tempe Club: Monday, April 4

Left to Right

Donna Leff, ASL Club Advisor

Rebecca Elderman, Treasurer

Michelle Rivas, President

Von Hillyard, Vice-President

The American Sign Language Club at Arizona State University collaborated with the Ability Counts Tempe Club on Monday for an event called, “What’s Your Ability?”

The gorgeous Arizona weather was a perfect accompaniment for the “What’s Your Ability?” event that featured different tables on Hayden Lawn of activities centered on simulating what it is like to have a disability.

The American Sign Language club hosted activities to raise awareness of their presence on both Tempe and Downtown Phoenix Campuses. Although their meetings are held in Downtown Phoenix, their club will host events aimed at both campuses.

The turnout of students interested in ASL club was promising and demonstrated the peaking interest in ASU’s Sign Language program, which is the third most popular language at ASU.

Overall, the What’s Your Ability event was a huge success. ASL club looks forward to future events on the Tempe Campus.

More information on the club can be found on their Facebook “Like” page.

Consider Taking an ASL Class this Summmmmer! GREAT NEWS: At ASU Summer School is CHEAPER!

GREAT NEWS FOR YOU!

Summer 2011:
Summer school is cheaper now. The tuition has been cut making summer school more affordable.

SPARKY says:
“Summer school is cheaper 2011. Consider taking an ASL class this summer!”

Why is ASL so Much Fun at ASU? Watch this Video!

ASL Program at ASU: Largest Single Campus Enrollment of ASL Students in the Whole State of Arizona!

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New ASL Club is in the Downtown Devil News! Read the great article below...

New Sign language club kicks off on Downtown campus, directs efforts to expansion

Vaughn Hillyard and Michelle Rivas, leaders of the new American Sign Language Club on the Downtown campus, communicate with club adviser Donna Leff using sign language. (Stephanie Snyder/DD)

Downtown Devils. Com   Dated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The new American Sign Language Club held its first meeting Monday afternoon on the Downtown campus, and despite a low turnout, members discussed future plans for the club.

During the meeting, club President Michelle Rivas and Vice President Vaughn Hillyard laid out their goals for the new organization.

“We want the club to create an outlet for students at ASU that are interested in interacting with the deaf community, whether students know ASL or not,” Hillyard said.

Rivas, a sophomore at the Walter Cronkite School, started the club this semester after taking SHS 101, or American Sign Language I, in the fall.

“I had an interest in ASL, and I wanted to start something downtown,” she said.

Donna Leff, the ASL teacher for the Downtown campus, is now the ASL Club’s faculty adviser. Since Leff is deaf herself, she communicates with students through sign language.


Read more...Click below:
http://downtowndevil.com/2011/02/22/sign-language-club-downtown-phoenix/

Arizona State ASL Club is on the FACEBOOK! Click "LIKE" and join us!

Arizona State ASL Club

Facebook

Click here!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arizona-State-ASL-Club/183670811670165?ref=ts&sk=wall

CARTOON: Meet the Deaf Guy with ASL Alphabet Tatooo! Cute! Isn't It?!

Happy Birthday to ASU-ASL Donna's Blog! 4 Years Old!

Need information? Questions? Post event?

Ask Donna!

donna.leff@asu.edu

Created on 02/04/07

Sign Language Tops German at U.S. Colleges!

American Sign Language is close to surpassing German as the third-most-studied foreign language at America's colleges and universities.

Only 4,500 more students study German than study ASL, and enrollment in classes for the gesture-based language used by the deaf increased 16 percent since the previous survey three years ago.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/12/08/20101208foreign-languages1208.html#ixzz19LA5FuKy

Deaf Poetry: DEAF RECIPE Written by Gil Eastman

DEAF RECIPE

 

1/2 C. REFINED AMERICAN SIGNS

1/4 C. NATURAL GESTURE

1/4 C. OF AMERICAN MANUAL ALPHABET;

1 C. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

 

MIX ALL INGREDIENTS GRACEFULLY IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY,THEN..............

SPRINKLE WITH A HANDFUL OF CARE;

ADD A DASH OF VISUAL LOVE;

BRUSH WITH BODILY ENERGY;

POUR IN DEAF CULTURE;

ADD DEAF PRIDE TO SUIT YOUR TASTE.

SERVE AS COMMUNICATION FEAST FOR ALL TO ENJOY.

WRITTEN BY GIL EASTMAN

ASL Signs: Arizona Cities Signed by Ricardo Camacho (Part #1) & Veronica Kozlowski (Part #2)

ASL SIGNS of ARIZONA CITIES

PART #1 by Ricardo

http://www.youtube.com/user/DeafCactusNews#p/a/u/1/LNs284y_M7M

PART #2 by Veronica

http://www.youtube.com/user/DeafCactusNews#p/a/u/0/equPPP1QCNk

Third Video Coming Soon!

Come Back Soon!

Do You Need a Private Tutor? As of 1/18/10

 For those looking for a private ASL tutor:

Hi ASL users,

My name's Veronica and I live in Tempe, AZ. I am Deaf & am fluent in ASL. Also, I am currently training to be a Deaf Interpreter in a legit program at Phoenix College.

I have tutored ASL before and can tutor ASL ranging from beginner to advance level in any modes (e.g. theatre, text-to-ASL, grammar & structure, non-manual signals, etc.) I also can tutor on Deaf Culture & Studies as well.

The only days that I can meet on are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays. I no longer can meet in Downtown Phoenix. The locations that I can only meet at are at Tempe Public Library or Xtreme Bean or Steve's Coffee (all are in Tempe). Tutor lessons are $25 per hour.

Text me at 602. 330.5357 or e-mail at deafieveggievee@gmail.com   with subject stating "ASL tutor request" & then, leave your name & your contact info & your very brief message. Then, we will set up a schedule from thereon.

Serious (or passionate) students or aspiring interpreters only please. Thank you.

Serious or passionate students OR aspiring interpreters only, please

C.enter for A.ccessible T.echnology in S.ign: CATS

The Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) is a joint project between the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf and the Georgia Institute of Technology. CATS is dedicated to providing accessibility to learning via sign language. CATS’ goal is to enhance language, literacy and general world knowledge by providing tools which make text, captions, video, web pages, and multimedia accessible to deaf users, particularly children.
Coooool! Add this sign language link to your list! http://www.cats.gatech.edu/ 

Tell everyone about this link! Perfect link for kids in school, camp, daycare, etc.! Lots to watch and lots to learn!

Coooool Videos!

iPOD Shuffle Commercial With Sign Language

Click and enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTy2PxfpDvQ

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"Mountain Dew Man"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfI5i_i4Dwo&feature=related

Views: 83,262 as of Oct. 6, 2008 . . . WOW!
As of July 20, 2009...142,661 Views!
As of January 3, 2010...178,390 Views
As of September 3, 2010...234,562 Views!
As of January 5, 2011...263,640 Views

Deaf Social Nights in Arizona

Everyone Is Welcome!

Deaf, ASL Students, Non-Signers, CODA, YODA, Hearing Children/Adults!We have several Deaf Social Nights in Arizona! Go to the closest one in your area or go to some of them for Deaf Socials! Fun … fun … fun!

***NOTE: Some nights there may be noone there...there may be few people...there may be a good crowd...OR there may be a HUGE crowd! There is NO WAY to know ahead of time. Hope you understand***

First Friday: Starbucks on Grand Avenue and Reems Road in Surprise from 7 pm to 10 pm

First Friday: Westgate Coffee Plantation on Glendale Avenue and 95th Avenue in Glendale at 7:30 pm

Second Friday: Paradise Bakery Location:20199 North 67th Avenue (67th & Beardsly on 101) Glendale, Az 85308

Third Friday: Coffee Plantation; Glendale West Gate; 9404 Westgate Blvd from 7 pm to 9 pm

Third Friday (January to May): Educational Interpreter Social Hour; Pie Zano’s in Town and Country Shopping Center; 4743 North 20th Street; Phoenix from 4:30 to 7 pm
Last Friday: Starbucks: 885 N. 54th Street (South of Ray & 54th) in Chandler from 7 pm to 10 pm

Every Friday: Seattle’s Best Coffee; 4235 North Oracle Road; Tucson from 7 pm to 10 pm

Every Saturday: Starbucks;39504 North Daisy Mountain Drive; Anthem from 10:30 am to 12 noon
Third Sunday: Silent Lunch at Caramba’s Mexican; 2340 West Bell Road; Phoenix Time: 12:30ish

Every Tuesday: ASL Club Chat at Paradise Bakery/Tempe Marketplace; Tempe Time: 7 pm
Every Wednesday: Starbucks; 1641 E. Camelback Road; Phx (16th St. & Cambleback) from 7 pm to 10 pm

Every Wednesday: Xtreme Bean; 1707 East Southern Avenue (SW Corner of McClintock and Souther) Tempe 7 pm to ?

Third Wednesday: Maui Wowi Hawaiian; 3225 W. Ray Road (101 & W. Ray Rd); Chandler 6 to 8 pm

Every Thursday: Starbucks; Desert Ridge Marketplace (101 and Tatum Road) Phx from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm