What we’re about
The San Francisco Bay Area ASL Signing Space is by, for, and with the Deaf and is for everyone who is interested in learning and meeting new people through American Sign Language, which is used through out the United States and some parts of Canada. All are welcome: deaf, hard of hearing and hearing! Come meet us and practice and have fun!
This will be a signing-only environment. You may use written notes and your own body language and gestures (as you would do in a foreign country), but you're discouraged from using voice. We're creating immersive signing environment where you can learn a visual language.
Please don't be intimidated. We're nice people. We'll help you out whenever you get stuck.
Code of Conduct
We are dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive, welcoming, and harassment-free space and experience for all community participants.
We also have a Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/16334368035...) and like our Facebook Community Page (https://www.facebook.com/sfaslsocial)!
If you also host an ASL Meetup in the Bay Area and would like to be linked, let us know.
Other ASL Groups (please contact if you'd like to advertise and you think your group would be appropriate and broadly applicable to San Francisco Bay Area):
* Marin ASL Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/events/s/marin-asl-meetup-in-san-rafael/299863742565226/
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Deaf Movie at FramelineRoxie theater, san francisco, CA
Deaf Movie Fri, June 27 3:30 — 4:57 PM at Roxie Theater,
3117 16th St at Valencia in the Mission Area of SF
Take BART to 16th Street.
By Frameline Film Fest presents
DISCOUNT CODE: FL92Q4AFTER meet at TRANS MARCH in Dolores Park. Come see where we go...
USE DISCOUNT CODE ON CHECK OUT 'FL92Q4' with this ticket link:https://www.frameline.org/.../if-you-are-afraid-you-put...
'If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile'
87 mins
Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the 2025 Berlinale, If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile beautifully meets the present moment with its novel coming-of-age story. Written and directed by Marie Luise Lehner, the debut feature centers on Anna (newcomer Siena Popović), a 12 year old who lives with her deaf single mother, Isolde (Mariya Menner) in Vienna.
When she starts high school, Anna feels ashamed of the ways her world differs from that of her well-off peers. However, as Anna’s relationships deepen and her struggles grow more complicated, the teen learns to use her voice. Anchored by a poignant parent-child bond, the award-winning film is also effortlessly populated by queer people, including a character played by Daniel Sea (The L Word). Most crucially, Lehner’s debut is told through a refreshing queer lens that rearranges misplaced shame into a deeply felt sense of pride.
LanguageGerman, German Sign Language, & English
