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Unread 04-13-2012, 06:34 PM   #57 (permalink)
Arthaey
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Originally Posted by faesecret View Post
I am also a beginner, and I'm taking sign language courses through a program near where I go to college. I was wondering, how would you go about finding deaf events / communities to get involved in? I would love to, but I feel very ignorant of the culture and would love to be more involved, as well as make more friends in the community
I just attended my first Deaf social event*, which I found via Meetup.com. Check if there are any Deaf events in your area!

* It was awesome! Everyone was super friendly even though I can only saw a few things in ASL so far.
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