More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

(RNS) — Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder ...

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 ...

While a dog's ability to pick up on her owners' sign language proves impressive, the couple learned the hard way they need to be careful what they sign. This started six years ago when Cassese and ...

A sign of our past? Deaf experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth has found that babies have an intrinsic ability to recognize sign language, Meghan Rosen reported in “Primed to sign” (SN: 4/26/24).

The second season of HBO’s The Last of Us will include support for American Sign Language when it premieres on Max on April 13, the streaming platform has announced. It will join movies on Max that ...