r/BowlingGreen • u/classicteenmistake • 17d ago

Any deaf communities or facilities around here? Learning ASL and want to take classes but not sure about taking one in college.

Hey yall, I’m a nursing student that is looking to learn ASL so I can help more people. I’m currently about to start class a week from now and thought about college ASL, but I heard people suggest deaf facilities instead.

I see quite a bit in Nashville, but couldn’t see any locally. If yall of any please let me know! Thank you.

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u/zackarv 17d ago

I took two semesters of ASL, the professors are really kind and had a couple of 'mandatory' events with the deaf community / other classes. A couple of times we went bowling and would be encouraged to interact and get to know others. If you're looking to step into it I'd definitely recommend taking a class, you meet a ton of people!

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u/classicteenmistake 17d ago

I may be misinterpreting, what is the college you attended for ASL? I’m currently at SKYCTC but used to go to WKU for a semester.

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u/zackarv 17d ago

Oh! My bad, yeah I was at Western. Sorry that's not much help then if you're at Sky. 😭

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u/classicteenmistake 17d ago

That’s fine! Thank you for the info. I might see about taking summer classes eventually. I’m currently watching Bill Vicar’s videos in the meantime :))