French Sign Language Academy

{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}

{{short description|Academy in Paris, France}}

{{Infobox Association

| native_name = Académie de la langue des signes française

| formation = {{start date and age|1979|06|20}}

| founder = Guy Bouchauveau, Christian Bourgeois

| founding_location = Paris

| website = {{URL|https://www.languedessignes.fr}}

}}

The French Sign Language Academy ({{Langx|fr|Académie de la langue des signes française}}), abbreviated ALSF, is a French association to promote French Sign Language (FSL). It was founded in 1979 by Guy Bouchauveau and Christian Bourgeois, the first president. It offers training in FSL and participates in research of the language in partnership with the {{Interlanguage link|International Visual Theater|fr|International Visual Theatre}}. The ALSF is an accredited training center for the {{lang|fr|Diplôme de Compétences en Langues}} (Diploma of Language Competence).