Under the laws, all public bodies will be expected to offer services in sign language to members of the deaf community.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Last month, I contributed an op-ed piece to MIT Technology Review wherein ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...

USING A computer used to mean bashing away at a keyboard. Then it meant tapping on a touchscreen. Increasingly, it means simply speaking. Over 100m devices powered by Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant, ...

Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet are all essential work-from-home tools, but for people with hearing disabilities, these apps can be troublesome to navigate, and even downright inaccessible.

Africa's media sign language interpreters have raised concerns over low payment, inadequate training, and the absence of interpretation services in important programs meant to cater to the deaf ...