as a hearing person, I'm finding that resources are kind of hard to find for learning ASL on your own. I don't have unlimited access to the internet (I work on a cruise ship and we have to buy internet cards, which gets expensive) so I'm trying to find an offline computer program.!
See if you can borrow materials from
DCMP.org :: Home. You have to be approved, and I don't know if your circumstances meet their criteria or not.
These are our circumstances:
One M.R. child who uses some sign
Homeschoolers doing ASL as a foreign language (I don't know who said colleges don't allow ASL as a foreign language, mine did, 30 years ago, and I know the University near us does).
One deaf friend from church who appreciates some help with the sermons and songs, but doesn't want an interpreter.
She and I are working together on a sign language club.
I do not know which of those circumstances was good enough for DCMP, but I am thrilled they approved me. They have great stuff.
There's a link somewhere at DCMP to be approved to level 2. Fill that out and cross your fingers.
If you are approved, they have some great media that they will loan for free (I don't know if there are shipping charges, but I do not think so). My personal favorite is the Bravo family introductory ASL course. The clothing and hair styles are very dated, but the lessons are so easy to follow and helpful.
They also have computer based resources, as well as resources for online.
There are a lot of useful resources for hearing beginners of ASL and it looks like some stuff of interest for fully fluent deaf/Deaf signers too (but I am not competent to judge that, it just appears that way to me)
Good luck!!