Families came to the New River Branch Library, at 34043 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel, to learn how to communicate with hearing impaired loved ones.
The library will be hosting two classes each month, one for families and one for adults.
at the New River Branch Library. Gabriela Southwick, an American Sign Language instructor who resides in Zephyrhills, teaches the class.
Southwick holds a degree in communication sciences and disorders from the University of South Florida. She’s an American Sign Language teacher at Sunlake High School in Land O’ Lakes.
She said that American Sign Language is intuitive, and many nouns are iconic, meaning the sign visually looks like what it means, making it easy for children to learn.
For more information or to register, contact the library at (813) 788-6375.
