New Communities!
We are excited to announce our ASL classes for 2 new communities!
We are offering ASL classes for the Northern Pacific Islander community who use ASL as their signed language. Here is the flyer:
We are also offering ASL classes in Burmese. Here is the flyer:
We hope these two classes can further support non-English speaking parents to learn ASL and communicate with their DHH children.
Request Workshops
In partnership with Deaf and CODA instructors, we offer workshops on basic foreign signed langauges presented in ASL. To date, we are offering Mexican Sign Language (LSM) and Guatemalan Sign Language (LENSEGUA). To request other workshops please fill out this form.
Who We Are
Beginning in 2021 through the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) in Washington State, we offered American Sign Language in spoken Spanish to 6 families. Since that time, we have grown to over 180 families across the US. In May 2024, we decided to start our non-profit business to offer more services to our families.
Our board members have over 50 years of experience working with Deaf children and immigrant families. We also partner with organizations in 10 states. Click here for more information about our board.
Our Mission
Hands United’s mission is to help decrease the prevalence of language deprivation among Deaf and hard-of-hearing children in immigrant families. We recognize that language and cultural barriers represent a large portion of the reason that immigrant families are unable to communicate with their Deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
To that end, we wish to empower immigrant families with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children by providing comprehensive support through American Sign Language classes in their native language, offering enrichment classes such as how to transition from high school to college and how to use technology, and facilitating access to resources. We strive to foster lifelong inclusivity within the Deaf community by promoting the expansion of sign language proficiency among diverse populations to support increased independence and self determination for diverse Deaf populations.