PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, ...

Adversity didn’t stop Andre Gray. In fact, it pushed him. Over a year ago, Gray was part of a team that opened The Woodstock ...

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 ...

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.

Six-month-old Jane McCullough "signs" right along with her grandparents. Jane McCullough, a 6-month-old baby, has watched her parents and grandparents, who are both deaf, communicate using American ...

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Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it ...

In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie peers at a computer screen. Wherever she looks, an eye tracker follows — recording her gaze patterns for future analysis. The baby, ...

A council in west London has apologised after failing to provide adequate support for a deaf man receiving care who required ...

Sarah-Jade Walker was running a British Sign Language (BSL) "bootcamp" in North Yorkshire which driving instructor Adele ...

A deaf woman has claimed online that she was almost shot after a man mistook her use of American Sign Language (ASL) for gang signs, with the video amassing over 2 million views and highlighting ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...