Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

American Sign Language club members watched as club president, Brynna Hardiman signed common Thanksgiving words at a club meeting Tuesday. Members shouted “Bingo!” as they learned the festive signs.

In addition to American Sign Language, School District 186 offers Spanish, French, German and Latin. Around one million people use ASL as their main way to communicate, according to Communication ...