HOLLYWOOD -- This past year at the movies, the use of sign language has stepped into the spotlight. And several of those films that help embrace inclusivity of the deaf community have also made it to ...

ASL is a complete and complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. ASL is the language of the Deaf community in the United ...

When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their pediatrician reassured them their baby was a candidate for a cochlear implant – an electronic device consisting of an ...

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.

The Indiana University Police Academy is aiming to better serve the Deaf members of its community by providing sign language and cultural awareness training curated by Deaf IU faculty members to its ...

Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow is helping bridge the language barrier by offering sign language classes to ...

The Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, in partnership with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, released a first-of-its-kind Voter Education Guide in American Sign Language.

The Learning Center for the Deaf will honor professor and author Benjamin Bahan during its 55th anniversary gala in April.

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