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 ...

There’s a new, one-of-a-kind student organization on campus, and it’s a good sign for the deaf community. The Deaf-Hearing Club had its inaugural meeting on Aug. 24 and is currently the only student ...

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline now offers American Sign Language services for the deaf and hard of hearing, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced Friday. Users can ...

ASL interpreters support students with hearing-related disabilities by listening in class and translating lectures and discussions into American Sign Language. They may also translate the student's ...

Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.

The city of Austin and Travis County, Texas, are home to one of the largest deaf and hard-of-hearing populations in the country, and together launched the Accessible Hazard Alert System this month to ...

It seems that one of the most popular languages in the United States is not one that is spoken at all. According to the Modern Language Association, as of 2016, American Sign Language ranks just ...

TikTok is full of American Sign Language tutorials. But virality doesn't always come with accuracy. The deaf community is urging people to only learn from creators who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The ASL club has had a presence at Indiana University for over a decade. Led by Debbie Gessinger, a Speech, Language and ...

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 ...

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 ...