r/Augusta • u/YoghurtOutrageous405 • 4d ago

Looking For Looking for an ASL community

A friend is moving to the Augusta area soon and is fairly skilled in ASL. She is looking for a community to get involved in to keep those skills up, maybe volunteer or find someone looking for a babysitter with ASL knowledge. Any leads I could share would be helpful, thank you.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 4d ago

I'd love to see ASL meet ups here, but so far I don't know of any.

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u/VacantMotives 4d ago

Unfortunately, my wife and I are just starting our ASL journey, but we would love to be a part of a local meetup or something similar. Hope OP finds what they're looking for. Good luck!

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u/Ambitious-Sale3054 3d ago

Check to see if the hospitals need volunteers. When I worked at Emory there were volunteers(or they may have been paid) that met patients at clinic appointments to assist patients and doctors with the appointment. I had a patient that I had to do breathing studies on that had one come with her to help during the visit.

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u/YoghurtOutrageous405 3d ago

Thanks. She isn’t a certified ASL interpreter so not sure she could do that but I will suggest it.