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As students in the University’s American Sign Language program enter their classroom, they immediately fall silent. The mode of communication shifts from vocal chords and shaped lips to hand gestures ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District is poised to vote on a controversial proposal that could reshape education for thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, a key battle in a long national ...

Isaiah Rashad paused in the midst of his performance to hand a water bottle to concertgoer Kourtney Dean. She responded with a smile and spoke not a word. Dean gestured using American Sign Language ...

Learn to teach deaf students and earn dual New York State (NYS) certifications in deaf education and in a secondary subject area. The master of science degree in deaf education is designed for ...

Not being able to hear teachers coupled with feelings of isolation from her classmates caused Nichole Jergens to start struggling socially and academically in high school. Her parents, Janet and Matt ...

In light of Deaf History Month, which runs from March 13 to April 15, members of the Deaf community have been celebrating their rich culture and history. Deaf history is filled with accomplishments, ...

Following last spring’s decision to establish a formal language sequence for American Sign Language (ASL), Princeton has expanded its ASL course offerings, hired an additional ASL professor, and added ...

The landmark event introduced many hearing visitors to the stories, poems, sign play, jokes and traditions of the deaf community James Deutsch In front of a sculptural display of the , Festival ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Over 11,000,000 people in the United States are deaf or experience some sort of ...