Now when my friends and I are together, we communicate using a combination of American Sign Language (A.S.L.), German Sign Language (D.G.S.), international signs and [the messaging app] Cardzilla.

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took ...

Many residents of a close-knit neighborhood in Newton, Mass., decided to learn American Sign Language when they found out the new kid on the block, Samantha Savitz, was born deaf.

In new drama The Way We Talk, sign language is a tool for both communication and community. Hong Kong director Adam Wong's movie, which had its world premiere at last year's London Film Festival ...

Community learns sign language to engage with 2-year-old girl Newton, Mass. — At the far end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood ...

More than 90% of Deaf kids are born to hearing parents without experience with the Deaf community or American Sign Language.

A sign language interpreter is not an effective accommodation for most people with hearing loss. Education is needed so appropriate accommodations are provided for people with hearing loss.