Events & Store
Hands United offers community-centered events and professional trainings, and educational resources to support immigrant families with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Proceeds from paid events and store purchases directly fund free multilingual ASL resources, family programs, and accessibility initiatives.
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Spanish Family ASL Classes — Starting April
An 8-week ASL course designed for immigrant families with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Focuses on strengthening communication at home and reducing language deprivation.
Language: ASL with spoken Spanish support
Format: Live on Zoom
Amharic & Tigrinya Monthly ASL Meetup
A monthly community meetup for Amharic and Tigrinya speaking families with Deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Participants can practice American Sign Language together, build community connections, and share resources with other families.
Date: March 14
Platform: Zoom
Zoom ID: 9429059707
Password: ASL
Haitian Creole Monthly ASL Meetup
A monthly community meetup for Haitian Creole speaking families with Deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Families can practice ASL, meet other parents, and build community support.
Date: March 16
Zoom ID: 9429059707
Password: ASL
Deaf Citizenship Classes — Starting in April
A 10-week online citizenship preparation course taught in American Sign Language. Participants will study U.S. civics, practice the naturalization interview, and prepare for the citizenship exam.
Length: 10 weeks
Schedule: Tuesdays or Thursdays
Format: Online (Zoom)
Cost: $50
Immigration 101 — March 17, 24, 31 & April 4
A four-part workshop designed to help professionals and community allies better understand the U.S. immigration system and the additional barriers Deaf immigrants often face.
Language: ASL
Location: Zoom
CEUs: 0.8 PPO CEUs
Workshops designed for interpreters, educators, and professionals working with Deaf and multilingual communities. Many events offer CEUs.
Expressions, Equations & Algebraic Reasoning
A three-part K–12 workshop series designed for interpreters working in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms who want to strengthen their understanding of algebraic concepts and mathematical language.
This series explores how algebra develops across grade levels—from early pattern recognition and understanding the meaning of the equal sign in elementary school to solving multi-step equations and analyzing abstract relationships in high school.
Dates: March 9, 11, 13
Format: Live and recorded options
CEUs: Available
Beginning Spanish for ASL & English Users
A three-part beginning Spanish workshop designed for participants fluent in ASL and English who want to develop practical Spanish skills for working with immigrant families and multilingual environments.
The course uses the Destinos curriculum and is taught in SimCom to support accessible language learning for ASL users.
Dates: March 23, 25, 27
CEUs: Available
Colombian Sign Language Level 2
A continuation course for interpreters and Deaf professionals who are fluent in ASL and have completed Colombian Sign Language Level 1.
Instructor: Andrés Ricardo Sánchez Morales
Length: 10 weeks
Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 6–7 PM CST
CEUs: 2.0
Cost: $150
El Salvadorian Sign Language Level 1
A Level 1 introductory course for interpreters and Deaf professionals who are fluent in ASL and want to begin learning LESSA (Lengua de Señas Salvadoreña). This class introduces foundational LESSA vocabulary, basic grammar structures, and cultural context to support cross-linguistic communication and awareness between ASL and LESSA.
Instructor: Rebeca Lourdes Garcia Soundy
Length: 10 weeks
Schedule: Wednesdays
Time: 6–8 PM MST
CEUs: 2.0
Cost: $150
Driver’s Permit Classes — Starting March 25
A 10-week driver education program taught fully in ASL to ensure Deaf students have equitable access to driver education and licensing.
Format: Live on Zoom
Length: 10 weeks
Self-paced recordings available anytime. There are workshops that include CEUs.
Educational materials and visual resources created in collaboration with the Deaf community.