Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says.

ASL professors developed a list of key terms for officers to sign or interpret during police stops – like, “Deaf?” “stop,” ...

Why Sign-Language Gloves Don't Help Deaf People Wearable technologies that claim to translate ASL overlook the intricacies of the language, as well as the needs of signers.

Sign Language Takes Over Human Rights Watch! Access to sign language, including in education and public services, is critical for the human rights of deaf people. On the first International Day of ...

A couple has come up with a playful sign language to communicate with their deaf dog. Skye Tibbetts, 27, and her husband ...

News Key word sign unlocks language 11/02/2019 Cher Jimenez At Jan Dunbar’s Traralgon home the hands do more than the usual. Thirty years ago the mother of two started learning Makaton, a program that ...

People from all walks of life should learn sign language as need for the language may arise in any setting, according to the head of an advocacy group for the disabled. "A person should not think ...

Mirroring the standards of other institutions, sign language was lumped into the generic special education degree at the university a few years ago. It offers only one class in beginning sign ...

Sign language interpreters become critical during times of crisis like the coronavirus When every new update of information can save lives, access to understanding that information is key.

The Center for American Progress and The Arc break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, exposing how its deep cuts to ...

How a Question on Sign Language Led to a Deeper Look at Deaf Culture To understand the process of name signing, a Times team turned to people who knew it best. Share full article 52 ...

Deaf students have been teaching some of Devon's lifeguards sign language to help keep more people safe in and around the sea. The students from the Deaf Academy in Exmouth taught lifeguards ...