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 ...

So, you want to learn sign language on a budget. You could be motivated by a desire to understand deaf friends better, communicate with relatives who are hard of hearing, or express yourself after ...

For deaf and hard-of-hearing people, voice recognition technology like Alexa and Siri can be a barrier to effective communication. Researchers have used AI to develop a tool that converts sign ...

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 ...

Fri 19 Dec 3.38pm • The charity Signature has developed video lessons and a TV series for schools. They teach children how to use sign language and why it is important.

Even if you've never thought about trying out another language in your life, you more than likely have at least a passing knowledge of Duolingo. Well-known for its outrageous branding and marketing ...

Performers from the ASL Theatre in Florida recorded a video performing "Something To Believe In" from Newsies, fully in ASL (American Sign Language). Check out the video here! ASL Theatre is a sign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @colethedeafdog / Instagram) Music has a unique way of bringing people — and sometimes even animals — closer ...

American Sign Language (ASL) users are no strangers to video chatting. The technology—which has been around since 1927, when AT&T experimented with the first rudimentary videophones—lets deaf and hard ...

An aspect of video calls that many of us take for granted is the way they can switch between feeds to highlight whoever’s speaking. Great — if speaking is how you communicate. Silent speech like sign ...