Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the ...

American Sign Language has been around since 1817, but plenty of parents and concerned citizens are still back in the Dark Ages when it comes to realizing just how valuable ASL can be for kids. And ...

Growing up in Ethiopia, Zahria Ruper couldn’t communicate with her Deaf brother. But, life-changing experiences, including being adopted in the United States and learning American Sign Language from ...

The phrase begins with four fingers cut across the brow, followed by two thumbs drawn up like breath from navel to chest, ending with a fierce tug with two hands down from the chin into fists toward ...

Growing up in Ethiopia, Zahria Ruper couldn’t communicate with her Deaf brother. Today, Ruper, a fourth-year ASL-English Interpretation major at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, is ...

Anyone who has attended a public performance or speech during the past few decades would not be startled to see a signer vigorously interpreting what is happening on the stage. The bilingual ...

The words and works of William Shakespeare were not of particular interest to a young Rachel Berman-Kobylarz. She wasn't unfamiliar with the Bard — she did take English literature classes in high ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. ZACH Theatre in partnership with Deaf Austin Theatre has announced the cast ...

Lauren Guest stood high above the crowd waiting to enter the New Jersey Renaissance Faire on May 31. She was communicating with them, though her lips moved soundlessly. Guest is an American Sign ...