Soon after Ariya Ahona began learning American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Toronto, she realized that language would be only one of the many things she’d be learning. That’s because in ...

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 ...

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 one ...

In a typical classroom at Sacramento State, the words “poop,” “diaper,” “bathroom” and other potty language are seldom heard. But this is not a typical classroom. “Promoting Rich Accessible Language ...

Following last spring’s decision to establish a formal language sequence for American Sign Language (ASL), Princeton has expanded its ASL course offerings, hired an additional ASL professor, and added ...

Like any other language, American Sign Language (ASL) has a ton of nuances, so your best bet for becoming proficient in it is to take a course. Right now, one of the easiest and most affordable ways ...

What began as a way for one woman to meet new people when she moved to town became a launching pad for visibility and inclusion in the deaf community. Sara Hale has been increasing communication ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...

When Ruthie Charendoff attended a conference on inclusion last fall and saw everyone speaking in American Sign Language, she said she realized for the first time how large the deaf population is in ...

In a small classroom at Indian Creek School in Crownsville, students are staring at teacher Allen Markel’s hands. Markel, who is showing how to give directions to someone who is deaf, points to an ...