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 ...

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.

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 ...

Correction: The original video with this piece did not include captioning for some of the American Sign Language seen on screen. The video has been updated to include ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus, a leading sign language accessibility firm offering education-focused interpreting, today announced the launch of CirrusTranslate, a revolutionary new ...

NEWTON, Massachusetts -- A Massachusetts neighborhood is coming together to make sure one of its youngest residents has a voice. This silent approach is speaking volumes. Two years ago, Glenda and ...

Six-month-old Jane McCullough "signs" right along with her grandparents. Jane McCullough, a 6-month-old baby, has watched her parents and grandparents, who are both deaf, communicate using American ...

Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it ...

LONDON -- One doesn't need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues' efforts to break down the barriers posed by his deafness. When asked what he thought of ...

A young girl is getting her Christmas wish this year thanks to one of Santa’s helpers. Young Emily, age four, is deaf and uses British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate. Her mother, Tanya Andrews, ...