December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a reminder of the global need for inclusion, ...

Dr. Lanny Real Bird (left) signs “I know” or “that’s right” to Floyd Favel (right) who is checking that Real Bird knows what he’s indicating. One summer, when the theatre artist Floyd Favel was in his ...

The word "deaf" isn't just an adjective for Paula MacDonald — it's part of her identity. Growing up, she attended the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ont., where she learned ...

This year, the day is commemorated under the theme of ‘No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights’. The day is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

Welcome to the American Sign Language (ASL) program, housed in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado! We are a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

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 ...

Across all performative mediums, today’s Deaf creatives are celebrating, protecting and sharing their distinct mode of communication. By Jake Nevins LAST AUGUST, several months into lockdown, Raven ...