ASL Champs

08/30/2026

September is Deaf Awareness Month and is packed with ASL events around Virginia! 🤟✨

UPDATE: The Sept. 4 Silent Dinner will NOT be held this month. The calendar has been updated.

Save the dates and come on out this month!

We’ll be sharing/reposting individual event details on aslchamps.org and in our social feeds as we find them.

⭐ Dates marked with an asterisk are anticipated but awaiting confirmation.

Know of an event we missed? Drop it in the comments!

08/24/2026

Great turnout at our ASL Coffee Chat on Sunday! Thanks to all who came out!🌟

If you’re local and already have some ASL under your belt, join us next month for a casual, ASL-immersed get-together to practice, connect, and sign together. ☕🤟

Details coming soon!

Photo ID: A large group of people gathered around tables at a coffee shop, smiling toward the camera.

05/17/2026

Deaf people work in a variety of fields. As a result, ASL works there, too. Knowing ASL comes in handy everywhere 🌟

05/14/2026

🌟ASL Signing Socials and Yoga🌟

05/13/2026

🌟GAME NIGHT at Reynolds College 5/29 🌟

Visual description: A bright magenta flyer promotes “GAME NIGHT in ASL” happening from 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. on May 29, 2026. Large text says “ALL ages welcome!” and “Novice to Native signers.” The event location is listed as the Workforce Gallery at Reynolds Community College’s Parham Campus.

In the center of the flyer are two images side by side: the IB Interpreting logo featuring the ASL sign “interpret” and an aerial campus map with the event building circled in blue. Text below explains that Reynolds ASL&IE is hosting the game night in partnership with IB Interpreting. The flyer notes that games, free pizza, and drinks will be provided.

The bottom section includes Reynolds Community College branding, the address on East Parham Road in Richmond, and contact information for questions. Decorative multicolored bars separate sections throughout the design.

05/10/2026

CODAs often grow up between two worlds: Deaf and hearing, ASL and spoken language, visibility and assumption. Some are deeply immersed in Deaf culture. Others consider it simply a layer within an otherwise hearing life. There's no one CODA experience.

A new article in honor of Mothers Day, from a Deaf parent perspective, with love.

What is a CODA? Explore the varied experiences and expectations surrounding children of Deaf adults growing up between the Deaf and hearing worlds.