I learned mainly from deaf friends, then started going to any class I could find. I wanted to learn to communicate, not hurt.

English is an auditory language. ASL is a conceptual and visual language. It's not something that can be learned right away.

We have had as many as 97 and as few as 27. I'm always prepared with extra teachers because I never know.

As long as people are progressing, we'll take them wherever they want to go.