Deaf Navigator Program

12/25/2025

12/23/2025

Hosted by Division of Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Beginning Sign
Learning to use American Sign Language (ASL) signs in English order
For Hard of Hearing Individuals
Wednesday Evenings
January 21, 2026 to March 16, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mountain Time
via Google Meet
Taught by Sue Ordonez

A sign class designed for the hard of hearing, late deafened, their family and friends

Learn new signs every week and review signs

Use signs learned in conversation in an easy and supportive atmosphere

Please note: these classes are focused on teaching sign language using English structure.
For American Sign Language (ASL) largely used by Deaf, please register for DSDHH's ASL classes instead. More information can be found on our website below.

Registration Info: Register by January 16, 2026

Register at: https://jobs.utah.gov/usor/dhh/events/registration.html

For more information, contact Hard of Hearing program at DSDHH.hoh@utah.gov

Flyer Visual Description:
The flyer has an image of a person with shoulder length brown hair signing to another person with brown hair signing help.

12/21/2025

It's amazing how tired my whole body is after a heavy hearing day.

After a long period of listening, or multiple meetings in one day, my brain is fried and a headache follows from the intense focus. At that point, hearing and lipreading does not work because I can't put two and two together anymore.

It sucks up more than brain power. It feels physical too. My shoulders are tense. My eyes and ears are strained. I'm exhausted and feel like I ran a marathon.

All I want to do at that point is take my hearing aids out and zone out with something that doesn't take mental effort. I tell people around me I need a hearing break. If they don't let me be, I get grumpy because I just don't have the mental capacity to breakdown conversation anymore.

I burn extra energy and body resources trying to hear, listen and understand. This is why I use hearing breaks and limit my meetings and times at noisy events.

Learn more: https://hearinglosslive.com/listening-fatigue/

12/11/2025

12/05/2025