ASL 1: ASL, American Sign Language, is used in the United States and Canada. There are future career opportunities related to ASL as well as personal enrichment when learning a new language. The alphabet, greetings, foods, animals and other engaging themed vocabulary will be covered. Taught by: Suzanne Downs--Parent of a daughter who is deaf and a retired Deaf/Hard of Hearing school teacher. She has taught ASL at the high school, middle school, and community education level. Her belief is that the more people who know sign language, the better!