I am looking for summer camps for my family so that we can all learn
American sign language.  My family consists of myself, a hearing
person, my husband who is newly deafened and our 3 hearing children
ages 10, 8 and 4.  We live in San Francisco, CA, so a camp an easy
drive from there is easiest, but does not rule out others.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 18 Apr 2006 10:10 PDT

Dear Clydey,

Please let me know in the clarification box if any of the following
programs would meet your needs?

Bobbie7


Family Signing Weekend
June 10-11, 2006

"This weekend will give parents, siblings and extended families the
opportunity to enjoy learning sign language together.
The dates are selected to coincide with the Summer Program?families
will spend the weekend celebrating and learning sign language and
eligible students can stay the following weeks for the Summer
Program."
Check in: June 9, 2006, 5-8pm


Silent Week: July 24-28, 2006

A week?long American Sign Language immersion in learning ASL for
parents, educators and others.

"Silent Week is a five-day immersion program in American Sign Language
(ASL). The week includes periods of instruction, modeling, mime,
vocabulary, and sentence structure. Students practice with each other, their
teachers, and members of the Silent Week staff. Participants will
leave with a more complete understanding of Deaf Culture and an
improved ability to
communicate in ASL."
Check-in: July 23, 2006, 4-7pm


Mexico School for the Deaf 
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505?476?6300 

More information here:
http://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/outreach/documents/OutreachSummerProgramsBrochure-English_001.pdf

And here:
http://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/outreach/summerprog.html


Cue Sign Camp 
http://www.cuesigncamp.com/schedule.html

Dear Clydey,
I sincerely hope that your husband has not also lost his power of
speech.  Many years ago I met a person who had also lost his hearing
as an adult, but could still speak intelligibly.  He worked with the
deaf and knew that his speech was not perfect, but did not hesitate to
use it.
I have tried to find sites about training for such persons, but couldn't.  
Maybe someone else will have more success.

If he can speak, I urge you to encourage him and to seek a therapist
who helps deaf persons maintain their speech.

Regards, Myoarin