Learn and Master ASL Review 2026: Udemy $39.99 vs $149 DVDs

Thinking about Learn and Master ASL and wondering if it is still worth buying in 2026? Short answer: yes, if you want a structured, self-paced American Sign Language course taught by a Deaf instructor and a certified interpreter. The surprise is where to buy it. The official 25-DVD set is listed at $149 (down from $299) but shows “Out of Stock”, and the same course is on Udemy for $39.99 with a 30-day refund. Below we cover what you get, both prices, the refund rules, the instructors, the weak spots, and who should pick something else.

Learn and Master ASL Review: Quick Summary

• What it is: Learn & Master Sign Language, a home-study American Sign Language (ASL) course from Legacy Learning Systems, taught by Dr. Byron Bridges and Stacey Webb, MEd.
• Size: 25 lesson DVDs with 49-plus hours of instruction, a lesson book and access to a student support site. The Udemy version has 26 sections, 374 lectures and 47 hours 12 minutes of video.
• Price: $149 for the DVD edition on learnandmaster.com (list price $299, currently out of stock), or $39.99 on Udemy.
• Refunds: 60-day money-back guarantee on the DVD set; 30-day refund on Udemy.
• Our rating: 4 out of 5. Deep, well-taught content, but the videos date from 2014 and there is no live practice.

Prices and availability checked on 30 Oct 2026 on learnandmaster.com and on the Udemy course page.

What Is Learn and Master ASL?

Learn & Master Sign Language is a beginner-to-advanced ASL course built around topics you meet in everyday life. Each lesson mixes new vocabulary with sentences, questions, dialogues and short narratives, so you practise both signing (expressive skills) and reading signs (receptive skills). The publisher says the course covers more than 2,000 vocabulary words, plus fingerspelling, numbers, ASL grammar and facts about Deaf culture.

The course comes from Legacy Learning Systems, the company behind the other Learn & Master home-study courses. It is a recorded course: you watch, pause, repeat and practise at your own pace. There are no live classes or one-to-one sessions with a teacher.

Learn and Master ASL Pricing in 2026

There are two ways to buy the same course, and they differ a lot in price:

Where to buy	Price	What you get	Refund
learnandmaster.com (Full 25 Disc Edition)	$149 sale price, list $299; shown as out of stock	25 lesson DVDs, printed lesson book, student support site	60-day money-back guarantee
Udemy (single course)	$39.99 one-time	47h 12m of video in 374 lectures, lifetime access, certificate of completion, captions	30-day money-back guarantee
Udemy Personal Plan	From $13/mo, cancel anytime	This course plus 28,000+ other courses while you subscribe	Subscription terms apply

The official order page shows the DVD set at $149 with a sale banner, but also “Out of Stock” and a link that sends buyers to Udemy instead. To ask when discs will be back, the page lists service@legacyinstruction.com. Buyers outside the US can check the Canadian price and the international orders page on the same site.

Earlier versions of this review listed “$100 off” and “$85 off” coupon deals. We could not find any coupon code on Learn & Master’s own site or on Udemy, so we removed them. The real saving today is buying on Udemy, where the course costs about a quarter of the DVD sale price.

On Udemy, the course is listed by Legacy Learning Systems with a 4.3 out of 5 rating from 3,158 ratings and 23,718 learners. If you are weighing a single course against a Udemy subscription, our Pluralsight vs Udemy pricing comparison explains how the Personal Plan works.

What You Learn in the Course

The lessons start with the basics and build on each other, so each one assumes you finished the one before.

The basics

• Introductions and greetings
• Gesturing, facial expression and body language
• The alphabet, fingerspelling and numbers
• Colors, family members and simple sentences

Grammar and advanced techniques

• ASL grammar and gloss, which work very differently from English word order
• Expansion techniques such as repetition and staging
• Classifiers: handshapes that show objects, size and movement when no single sign fits
• Storytelling and longer narratives

Everyday topics and Deaf culture

Later lessons cover signs for daily activities, sports, hobbies, time and calendars, travel, eating out and emergencies. Each lesson also includes short notes on Deaf culture and community, which helps you sign in a way that is respectful and natural, not just technically correct.

Every lesson ends with quizzes, some with answers and some without, plus fingerspelling drills at beginner, intermediate and advanced speeds. That practice loop is the course’s biggest strength: you can replay a sign as many times as you need.

Who Teaches Learn and Master ASL?

Dr. Byron Bridges

Dr. Bridges was born to Deaf parents and grew up with a Deaf sister. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Deaf Studies at California State University, Northridge, and a master’s in Linguistics from Gallaudet University, and a doctorate (EdD) in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education from Lamar University. He is a Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, co-authored the book Deaf Tend Yours, and has spent decades teaching ASL and ASL interpreting.

Stacey Webb, MEd

Stacey Webb began learning sign language in San Diego at 14. She is a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter and transliterator, studied interpreting at Palomar College, earned a bachelor’s in Deaf Studies at CSU Northridge and an MEd from Colorado State University, and has taught ASL and interpreter education at college and university level.

Having a Deaf native signer and a hearing interpreter teach together is a real plus. You see signs from a fluent Deaf signer, with a hearing teacher explaining the parts that trip up English speakers.

Support and the Money-Back Guarantee

DVD buyers get access to the Learn & Master student support forum, where students post questions and practice videos and instructors have answered in the past. Udemy buyers get Udemy’s course Q&A instead. Either way, do not expect live coaching or graded feedback on your signing.

The official guarantee lets you return the DVD course within 60 days for a full refund of the purchase price, “no questions asked.” On Udemy, the course comes with Udemy’s 30-day money-back guarantee.

Pros and Cons of Learn and Master ASL

What works well: a deep curriculum that runs from the alphabet to classifiers and storytelling; a Deaf native signer as lead instructor; lots of drills and quizzes you can replay; and a very low price on Udemy with a refund window.

What to keep in mind: the Udemy listing says it was last updated in November 2014, so the production looks dated; the DVD edition is out of stock; and there is no live conversation practice. Sign language is a conversational language, so you will need real practice partners, a local Deaf community event or a class to become fluent.

Is Learn and Master ASL Right for You?

It fits beginners and early learners who like structured lessons, parents or relatives of a Deaf family member who want to learn at home, and anyone who plans to add a local class later. It is a weaker choice if you need an accredited course for credit, want a modern mobile app with streaks, or need live feedback on your signing.

If you are comparing it with spoken-language programs, our Living Language vs Rosetta Stone comparison and Duolingo vs Rosetta Stone breakdown show how self-paced language courses compare on price and teaching style.

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Verdict: Is Learn and Master ASL Worth It in 2026?

Learn and Master ASL is still one of the most complete self-paced ASL courses you can buy, and its Deaf lead instructor gives it an edge over many cheaper video courses. Skip the out-of-stock DVD set and buy it on Udemy for $39.99, use the 30-day refund window to make sure the teaching style works for you, and add live practice as soon as you can.