“I’m sorry for participating in the deaf apocalypse.” For a hearing friend and me, this line, delivered in sign language, became a running gag early in the pandemic. She and I had moved in as ...

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 ...

"It felt so free to me. You know, that was who I was. That was my culture." Fifty-eight years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, student J.C.

Dwana Roby wears many hats in her professional life. The Lansing, Illinois, resident is founder of Emerald City Services Inc. — a non-profit providing resources to the homeless community — and owner ...

In a visual language, a subtle hand movement can help you get the joke. By Sam Corbin Nobody talks, if they can help it, at the Sign Language Center in New York City. The practice is both instructive ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be ...

I’d venture to say that a lot of teenagers out there don’t want to be told to do ANYTHING by their parents. It’s hard to tell what’s really going on in this teenage kid’s head, but one thing is clear: ...

Louise Fletcher at the 1976 Oscars; at a "Shameless" reception in 2012 (Photos by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; David Livingston/Getty Images) When friends come over to visit ...

I am current member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist (CAMFT). I speak Farsi and I am fluent in American Sign Language. My style and approach is a good fit for young adults ...

You don’t need to know the language to be moved by the translation. A visitor coming to Bible Gateway to look up John 3:16 has 63 options of English translations ...

Throughout the past decade, sign language interpretation has infiltrated hip-hop in a major way. Talented masters of American Sign Language have transformed their abilities to interpret rappers' ...