Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is not only a way to break communication barriers, it is viewed as a respectful and worthwhile skill to have. Sign language is not universal, and different ...

One day, Siri might be able to respond to questions using sign language in the same way she now speaks using voice output. That may happen through work by Matt Huenerfauth and his research team, which ...

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...

A linguistics professor at UNM, is helping shape the future of sign language research, using unique teaching methods that ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

Summer Breeze ASL Camp is a four-week course teaching students, most of them not hearing‑impaired, American Sign Language. Inside Ms. Yancy's classroom at Harry Stone Montessori School, being quiet ...

The University of Wisconsin will be launching its first American Sign Language program in the summer of 2023, according to the UW’s Language Sciences website. The eight-week course — Linguistics 351: ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — A school for kids that are deaf or hard of hearing is making life a little easier for parents and caregivers. Around 12,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with permanent ...

It’s not always easy for Christians who are deaf or hard of hearing to find services and Masses, but some churches are ...

American Sign Language The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificates teach learners how to effectively communicate in ASL. Students in these courses also learn about the Deaf ...