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URL:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/events/american-sign-language-classe
 s-available-to-southwest-florida-residents/
SUMMARY:American Sign Language Classes Available to Southwest Florida Resid
 ents
DESCRIPTION:CONTACT\nAmy Turner\, Executive Director\nSally J. Pimentel De
 af &amp\; Hard of Hearing Center\namyturner@dhhc.life\n(239) 461-0334\, ex
 t. 6\nSeptember 4\, 2026\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n American Sign Language 
 Classes Available to Southwest Florida Residents\nNonprofit provides begin
 ner ASL instruction at community locations across the region\, with no-cos
 t enrollment for deaf and hard of hearing participants\n FORT MYERS\, FL 
 — The Sally J. Pimentel Deaf &amp\; Hard of Hearing Center (DHHC) is off
 ering American Sign Language (ASL) classes at locations in Fort Myers\, Ca
 pe Coral\, Bonita Springs\, and Port Charlotte. Classes are open to the ge
 neral public and designed for individuals with no prior signing experience
 .\nClasses are $75 per each five-week course for the general public\, free
  for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and discounted for immediate fam
 ily members. ASL instruction is offered in five levels. Each level is a fi
 ve-week course that meets once a week. All materials are included and part
 icipants receive a certificate of accomplishment upon completion. Those wh
 o register for all five levels at once receive a reduced rate. Register at
  www.dhhc.life.\nMore than 810\,000 Floridians live with significant heari
 ng loss. Learning American Sign Language (ASL)—even just a few everyday 
 signs—can help people communicate more comfortably with Deaf and hard-of
 -hearing neighbors\, coworkers\, friends and family members. ASL classes p
 rovide a fun\, welcoming way to develop practical skills\, learn more abou
 t Deaf culture and explore another way to communicate for those living wit
 h hearing loss.\n“Learning American Sign Language opens your world\,” 
 said Amy Turner\, Executive Director of DHHC. “ASL can be a valuable com
 munication resource for people living with hearing loss while also helping
  families\, friends and communities build stronger connections.”\nClass 
 Schedule by Location\nFort Myers — Deaf &amp\; Hard of Hearing Center\, 
 1860 Boy Scout Drive\, Suite B208\nASL Level 1 meets Mondays\, 6:00 – 7:
 30 p.m.\, beginning September 28\, 2026.\nCape Coral — Cape Coral Caring
  Center\, 1420 SE 47th Street\nASL Level 1 meets Tuesday or Thursday eveni
 ngs\, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday classes begin September 29\, 2026\, and T
 hursday classes begin October 1\, 2026\nBonita Springs/Naples — Goodwill
  Industries of Southwest Florida\, 11601 Bonita Beach Road\nASL Level 1 me
 ets Tuesdays\, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.\, beginning September 15\, 2026.\nPort C
 harlotte — United Way Building\, 17831 Murdock Circle A\, Port Charlotte
 \, FL 33948\nASL Level 1 meets Wednesdays\, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.\, beginning
  September 14\, 2026.\nAbout the Sally J. Pimentel Deaf &amp\; Hard of Hea
 ring Center\nFounded in 1983\, the Sally J. Pimentel Deaf &amp\; Hard of H
 earing Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and United Way partner agency servi
 ng Lee\, Collier\, Charlotte\, Hendry\, and Glades counties — the only D
 eaf service center in the region. DHHC provides interpreting services\, AS
 L instruction\, Deaf mentoring\, advocacy and information referral\, Deaf 
 Youth Development afterschool and summer programs\, peer and family suppor
 t groups\, programs for Deaf seniors\, independent living skills training\
 , employment assistance\, and community education. DHHC's mission is to em
 power Southwest Florida's Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and their f
 amilies through advocacy\, education\, and community involvement.\nVisit w
 ww.dhhc.life | Phone: (239) 461-0334 | Deaf/VP: (239) 247-5821 | Email: in
 fo@dhhc.life\nVisit www.dhhc.life\, email info@dhhc.life\, or call (239) 4
 61-0334. Videophone (239) 247-5821.\n
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