{"id":24571,"date":"2013-09-12T23:41:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T04:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=24571"},"modified":"2013-09-13T01:05:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T06:05:20","slug":"sign-language-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/09\/12\/sign-language-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign Language 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.signlanguage101.com\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sign Language 101\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/09\/12\/sign-language-101\/sl101hands-web-flyer-600x602\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101Hands-web-flyer-600x602.png?fit=600%2C602&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SL101Hands web flyer 600&amp;#215;602\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101Hands-web-flyer-600x602.png?fit=560%2C562&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"SL101Hands web flyer 600x602\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24611 aligncenter\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101Hands-web-flyer-600x602.png?resize=500%2C500\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" title=\"Sign Language 101 hands\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101Hands-web-flyer-600x602.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101Hands-web-flyer-600x602.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>We would like to introduce a new way of learning sign language online! &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.signlanguage101.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.signlanguage101.com<\/a> &nbsp;Sign Language 101 is an online sign language learning platform that offers 10 instructional videos designed to teach the basics of ASL. &nbsp;The instructor is Dr. Byron Bridges, a Deaf ASL instructor who has been teaching sign language for over 30 years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tI know many of you have been asked countless number of times, &ldquo;What can I do to learn how to sign?&rdquo; &nbsp;Maybe you have families and friends that never learned how to sign or they can sign a little but not good enough. &nbsp;Going to a local college or university cost too much money and takes too much time.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tI hope you will tell your hearing family and friends about Sign Language 101 so they can watch our online videos and start learning how to sign immediately. &nbsp;At the very least, have them go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signlanguage101.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.signlanguage101.com<\/a> where they can learn the ABC&rsquo;s for free. &nbsp;They can also watch video previews and enjoy other free ASL content.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHelp us spread the word about learning the most beautiful language you&rsquo;ve ever seen. &nbsp;Support us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sign-Language-101\/373544149412954?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and please read our <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.signlanguage101.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BLOG<\/a> for exciting news and information about ASL and learning sign language online.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCurious?? <a href=\"http:\/\/video.signlanguage101.com\/KFj2\/how-to-learn-sign-language-free-lesson-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click and watch 1st Lesson Free!<\/a>&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPlease contact us at 101signlanguage@gmail.com with any questions, ideas, suggestions or concerns. &nbsp;We look forward to your message.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.signlanguage101.com\" rel=\"\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/09\/12\/sign-language-101\/sl101fulllogowhite_small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101fulllogowhite_small.png?fit=800%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,253\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SL101fulllogowhite_small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101fulllogowhite_small.png?fit=560%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"SL101fulllogowhite_small\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24577 aligncenter\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SL101fulllogowhite_small.png?resize=500%2C175\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; 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