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← How to get HoloCards

For parents and families

You can buy HoloCards yourself in a few minutes. You may also be able to have your child's school, early intervention program or school-choice account pay for them. Here is every way, in the order most families try them.

Your steps

  1. 1

    Under 3? Ask your early intervention team

    If your baby or toddler has an IFSP, teaching sign language to your family is an early intervention service. Ask your service coordinator to add a sign-language outcome and practice materials — the letter is below.

    The IFSP path →
  2. 2

    3 or older? Ask the IEP team

    The IEP team has to consider your child's language and communication needs and whether they need assistive technology. School-bought materials can go home when the IEP says your child needs them there. Send the letter below to your case manager before the next meeting.

    The IEP path →
  3. 3

    Have a school-choice account (ESA)?

    In Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Arizona, families can spend their account on learning materials. See where we stand in each program.

    The ESA path →
  4. 4

    Don't have an early intervention program yet?

    Every state runs a newborn hearing program (EHDI) that connects families to early intervention, and many have a Hands & Voices chapter where parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children help each other. Find yours on the map below or through your state's EHDI page.

    Find your state EHDI program ↗
  5. 5

    Or just buy them

    Pick any cards on the store — mix colors, family, food — and the price drops as you add more. Your receipt is itemized.

    Shop HoloCards →

Already written for you

Open one, fill in the names, and send it as an email, a letter or plain text — or save it as a PDF.

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Good to know

  • Learning ASL works alongside English, hearing aids and cochlear implants — signing does not get in the way of any of them.
  • Insurance, Medicaid and HSA/FSA plans generally do not pay for learning cards. Your receipt is itemized if you want to ask your plan, but we can't promise they will pay.