A 72-year-old student has won an award for learning British Sign Language (BSL) after experiencing episodes of sudden hearing ...

The sign language boards have been installed in children's play areas at Pudsey Park, Horsforth Hall Park and Bramley Park, ...

Unlike other "languages," sign language—be it American or otherwise—is a visual language, and therefore, can take a long time to master.

In the June issue, Los Angeles ran “Sign Language,” a photo-essay featuring billboards from the 1950s and 1960s. The images of the advertisements came to us from photographer Gary Leonard, who ...

DK Metcalf’s sign language TD celebrations a ‘hot topic’ in Deaf community: ‘He has the swag with it’ By Torrey Hart Dec. 10, 2023Updated March 5, 2025 ...

The sign language taught to normally hearing infants and toddlers is different from the American Sign Language (ASL) used for the hearing impaired. It’s a limited vocabulary of simple signs ...

British Sign Language Beginner 1 (LAS1108) Based on 22/24 hours of interactive seminars, the unit also comprises 78 hours of monitored private study.

An important way to provide greater cognitive accessibility is to use “Plain Language” writing. Here is an example of an original text, followed by a Plain Language version: ...

From free online courses to video tutorials and apps, here are nine ways to ways to learn American Sign Language.

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 ...

“Sign language is critical for deaf people to be able to communicate, express themselves, and learn,” said Shantha Rau Barriga, disability rights director at Human Rights Watch.