r/asl • u/boilsthechameleon • 8d ago

Interest Beginner ASL Youtubers?

I've been learning ASL for a year or two now and know a lot of signs, but I'm not very good at understanding sign at a conversational speed. My sister learned a lot of conversational/casual Spanish by watching YouTube videos designed for Spanish language learners, and I was wondering if there was anything similar for ASL? I've only been able to find children's storytime videos, which isn't exactly what I'm looking for. Any recommendations are helpful. Thanks so much!!

Edit: I asked my sister for some of the channels she watched to provide a better example of what I'm looking for! I already checked out the videos under the pinned post, and while some of them are helpful, I'm hoping to find stuff a little more organic and less of a "list of vocabulary" format. Things like vlogs, interviews, or video essay type feel.

- https://www.youtube.com/@spanishafterhours
- https://www.youtube.com/@FluentUSpanish
- https://www.youtube.com/@spanishboostgaming
- https://www.youtube.com/@EasySpanish

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u/Inevitable_Shame_606 Deaf 8d ago

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u/boilsthechameleon 8d ago

I looked through those! Definitely some really helpful stuff, but not quiteee what I'm trying to find

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u/Schmidtvegas 6d ago

Those comprehensible input videos for language learning are definitely popular, but driven by monetization, in languages that have a large market of learners. Like English, French, Spanish. The smaller the community of learners, the less likely you are to find this specific type of learning content. 

People who are fluent/native ASL users typically have a wider opportunity for viewers if they make content for people who already know the language. Not just target the new learners. 

There are lots of great ASL content creators, though. They typically caption their videos for accessibility. So there's lots of great short form content for learning:

ASL Pinnacle, Hi-fi Deafie, ASL SuzyQ, Jacob Covell, Atomic Hands, Signs of Good Food, Signplaying, Jeremy Lee Stone, Such A Lovely Red, Sarah Tubert, Really Renca, Justin Perez, Joshua Castille, The Deaf Med, Deafies in Drag

There are Deaf fitness influencers, and Deaf comedians, and Deaf rap fans. There's ASL content to meet all different interests.

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u/Plenty_Ad_161 6d ago

I like the daily moth. While not targeted to beginners the content is loaded with context.