An estimated half a million Americans with hearing impairments use American Sign Language (ASL) every day. But ASL has one shortcoming: While it allows people who are deaf to communicate with one ...

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 ...

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 ...

A cafe in Oregon has emerged as a vital hub for the Deaf community, not only offering a unique social space, but also crucial ...

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.

A proposal is underway to bring New Hanover County a charter school integrating both deaf and hard-of-hearing students with children that can hear. Founding members say it ...

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf is learning American Sign Language and using it in his touchdown celebrations. We hear from his ASL instructor. When the Seattle Seahawks take on the Philadelphia Eagles ...

Despite being born with severe hearing loss, Matt Maxey, who has used hearing aids since age 2, wasn't introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) until his teens. Fittingly, given the Georgia native's ...

GREENDALE, Wis. - Word is spreading about an offering at Greendale High School that’s opening up a new world for students. "It really changed my whole life plan," junior Julia Gnadt said. Gnadt is now ...

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 ...