Deaf News Briefs: OSD offering free ASL classes; Jeremy Renner said “I’m sorry” in ASL after accident
Oklahoma School for the Deaf offering free online ASL classes
Here are two Deaf News briefs.
The ASL Specialist at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Jolene Reed, said the school is offering free online ASL classes for anyone who registers in the U.S. or around the world.
Reed said over 350,000 students have registered. The courses are ASL 1 and ASL 2. The courses are pre-recorded and self-paced. There are lessons and quizzes.
Reed said registration is still open until May 31 and courses are available until July 31. She said although the classes are free, the school would appreciate donations to the OSD Foundation to cover the costs of the online classes. Reed said the school’s goal is to be open to families of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and people who want to learn basic ASL.
You can check out the website at courses.osd.k12.ok.us.
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Jeremy Renner used ASL to communicate after snow plow accident
Yahoo News said actor Jeremy Renner used sign language to tell his family that he was sorry after his snow plow accident in January.
He knew sign language because he worked with deaf actress Alaqua Cox in Marvel’s “Hawkeye.”
Here is a clip of an interview that Renner did with ABC News.
[Clip] Credit: ABC News
Renner explained that he was using his snow plow to pull his nephew’s truck but it started sliding and when he tried to stop it from hitting his nephew, he was run over. He was hospitalized with many serious injuries but is now recovering.
That’s the two Deaf News briefs for today.
https://courses.osd.k12.ok.us/
https://news.yahoo.com/jeremy-renner-used-sign-language-134700097.html