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Greetings from the offices of Steel City Interpreters! If any students or staff are interested in learning ASL the following courses are being offered at 850 Western Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 (one block from CCAC Allegheny Campus: Beginning April 19th: ASL level Two (every Tuesday, 6-8pm for eight weeks) Beginning April 20th: ASL level One (every Wednesday, 6-8pm for eight weeks) The price is $60 for the eight weeks, there is not an additional fee for course materials. Free parking is available and bus route 18 drops you off right at the office. These classes are taught by native users of ASL: Deaf instructors, allowing for total immersion into… Read More
RULES OF FIGHT CLUB: 1. Voice OFF!!! 2. You must have current ID to drink after the workshops. 3. Who comes here, what's said here- STAYS HERE. 4. This is a learning environment and intended to support each other- NOT tear each other down. This isn't the place for gossip or ego trips; check it at the door. Workshops will be held every 40 minutes: 6:00pm, 6:40pm and 7:20pm. WEEK 2 - 3.25.11 20 QUESTIONS: Location: Lobby Class size: 7 An ASL take on an old familiar game! So what are you? A washer machine? An ironing board?? I give up! DEAF/BLIND CULTURE Location: Classroom Class size: 18 Meet Richard McGann- a Deaf/Blind native of Pittsburgh. Get… Read More
There’s a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to communicating with Deaf and other peoples with disabilities. If you are an agency such as a residential home, fire station, police station, marketing, etc and you would like your employees to expand their knowledge about Deaf culture and working with people with disabilities, contact us! We will show your staff basic sign language as it relates to their job and well as picture books for non verbal clients. Call us at 412.596.4640 or email us at class@steelcityinterpreters.com to see how our in services can benefit you and your employees! Thank you and we look forward to hearing from your agency… Read More
First of all, Thanks to everyone for their support! Fight Club brought many students of ASL and interpreting together for two hours of challenging fun. Eager Students crossed state lines just to be in attendence. Deaf professionals volunteered their time to teach workshops. We were at full capacity with over 30 students in attendence. If March turns out to be a bigger month than February, we may need to begin a registration process limiting the amount of students that can attend. We dont want to see that happen so we're working hard to accomodate all of you. A special thanks to the ASL/ITP teachers (some of whom drove their students to Fight… Read More