More than 90 percent of deaf children in the U.S. are born to hearing parents. For them, the path forward can be difficult and also controversial. The advent of cochlear implant technology has the ...

Some public schools do offer ASL to deaf students, but it's often after age three. Depending on the program, enrolling ...

The student is now in 10th grade, but her memories from kindergarten are still vivid. Back then, when this student would try to communicate using sign language, her teacher would clasp her hands ...

The accident caused a traumatic brain injury that dramatically changed her life, leaving her struggling to speak. Before the ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

In this photo provided by Nissan on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, workers of Nissan's plant’s Paint Shop including John Johnson, foreground right and Michael Connolly, foreground, second left, pose for a ...

In the era of binge-watching and endless scrolling, language students are turning to film and streaming services to enhance their learning experience. At ASU, American Sign Language students are ...

Probably many of us have heard about the powerful impact of therapy dogs, yet this one is very special: Cole is deaf. This therapy pit bull is sharing a very important message with the world that a ...

On 14 December 2017, the Irish Sign Language (ISL) Act was passed by the Dáil. The ISL Act 2017, recognises Irish Sign Language is the third official language of Ireland and the first language of the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the First Baptist Church of Suitland, just across the District of Columbia border in Maryland, a typical Sunday service includes coffee and pastries, warm greetings and a sermon ...