International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated every year on September 23. It honours the importance of sign languages in protecting the rights of deaf people. The day was first recognised by the ...

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 ...

Sign language is an interesting past, with its origins extending much further back than recorded time. Researchers envision that early humans likely used gestures to communicate silently when hunting ...

The Ministry of Education has highlighted possible careers for Grade 10 learners as they transition into Senior School, ...

An illustration of scientist signing the word science The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite ...

The Dragon Prince’s General Amaya is powerful, forthright and funny. She’s also a deaf woman of color who uses American Sign Language to communicate. Her appearance in the new Netflix series, created ...

An Addiction to Euphemism Is Corrupting Journalism — and Our Language When It Comes to Abridged Books, Just Say No Americans Love Back to the Future — but Do We Understand Why? Nuremberg Puts Evil on ...

MANILA, Philippines – In one of its significant inclusivity measures in 2025, the Supreme Court approved the rules on Filipino Sign Language (FSL) interpreting in the judiciary, a development ...

Virtual reality isn’t all about legless avatars and forgettable games. Case in point, members of the deaf community are now taking advantage of modern headsets’ increasingly sophisticated hand ...