Sign-Speak aims to use machine learning to make communicating through sign language easier. Cofounder Nikolas Kelly's own challenges communicating while deaf prompted the idea. The software translates ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

An expansion of the American Sign Language program in Yale’s Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers more than a way for students to fulfill their language requirements.

The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the ...

First finished Scripture for deaf people prompts attention to global need. The completion of the first sign language Bible translated from the original languages prompted cheers and celebrations in ...

In a world where spoken language is the norm, sign languages empower deaf and hard-of-hearing people to communicate with clarity and confidence even without speech. There are hundreds of different ...