ASDC Social Stories

"The Fire Drill"

Fire drills can be quite stressful for everyone. Many students, especially those who are deaf/HH, get nervous or anxious over fire drills and what they're supposed to do. This social story will help ease those worries with a few tips from ASDC's ASL Instructor - Richard Rose.

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Join us in Michigan

Our 2nd ASL Weekend of 2023 takes place in May at the Holley Institute's Carls Family Village in Brooklyn, MI.

Join us for a fun, interactive weekend full of activities and discussions that will give you in-depth support as you learn and master ASL. 

It’s a great way to get personalized instruction and meaningful practice to help you sign with confidence!

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Get LUCKY!

Just in time for St Patrick's Day

The American Society for Deaf Children's newest spirit shirt is just the "LUCKY charm" you need to promote language accessibility in your community of parents, teachers, advocates, and deaf/hard-of-hearing children.

It's a magical way to support ASDC’s mission to create equal access to language and literacy development for EVERY CHILD!

"No Such Thing" Book Campaign

Brothers that READ together, LEAD together. ​​​​​​​​

Everyone, meet the newest Tiny Team Members Silas and Isaiah of No Such Thing! We are so excited for you to meet these two amazing brothers who are leading the way to make our world more inclusive. ​​​​​​​​

​​​​​Silas (5) has a love for extreme sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, and riding his ff well as playing the drums. Isaiah (1) has the funniest personality, loves music and reading books. His favorite place to be is outside and his favorite person is by far his older brother.​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​Both boys are deaf with bilateral cochlear implants and you will often find their amazing mama Felicia Aquilo using and teaching ASL. Silas and Isaiah and their family are partnering with No Such Thing to help raise funds for the American Society for Deaf Children. They are joining ASDC’s mission to support D/deaf children and their families, making sure all D/deaf children have access to ASL, and helping to bridge that gap between hearing parents and deaf children like Felicia.

ASDC provides resources, advocacy, and mentoring for every family with a deaf child so they can communicate, connect, and thrive – together. Get five free sessions of SignOn or Friends Like Me when you join ASDC.

Family membership is $35/year.

School and Organizational memberships are available. Visit our website for more information.

Recently, students in David Theune's English class at Spring Lake High School in Michigan recently completed a writing assignment and challenge titled "Words Have Power". In this assignment they were asked to focus on writing about non-profit organizations and the important work they do.

Mr. Theune described the assignment as a "phenomenal learning experience." Adding that teenagers do care and see the important work done by organizations such as ASDC. They were excited to share their essay's with several organizations, including ASDC.

As part of the assignment, students were challenged to raise money for their respective non-profits. ASDC is proud to be the winning recipient of this challenge, and gratefully acknowledge the essay written by Eva K. about our mission.

Thank you Mr. Theune for an outstanding assignment in helping your students become more aware of the important work being done in the community.

Our heartfelt thanks to Eva for her thoughtful and insightful essay, and donation.

Read the essay here >>

2023 EHDI Conference | March 2023

Join the American Society for Deaf Children at the EHDI Conference in Cincinnati, OH March 5 - 7

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