It’s a sign of the times. All businesses in the city would be required to post signs in English, under a proposed state law aimed at merchants who erect signs in foreign languages only. Firms that ...

Fingerspelling is a common communication device used in American Sign Language. Pictured here are the letters A-S-L. (Maddi Driggs) American Sign Language isn't always used within deaf communities, ...

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 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

Burris began teaching at Troy High School in the fall of 2019. She’s a firm believer in the importance of teaching ASL so her students will not only be able to communicate but also to help bridge the ...

Want to boost your brainpower, up to your communication skills - and even communicate with babies? Sounds like a superpower, right? Actually, learning American Sign Language allows you to do all that ...

New research is stirring fierce debate over the use of sign language among young deaf children who use surgical implants that create a sense of sound. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, ...

It’s a classic New York experience. You’re riding the subway to work, and suddenly the train stops. The lights go off, and ...

Adam Schembri works for La Trobe University, and is a member of the Victorian Auslan Training Consortium. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Before we answer that question, it ...