When masked faces became the norm because of COVID-19, Yale first-year student Chisom Ofomata, who is deaf, sometimes felt lost. Unable to read people’s lips, she wished she was more proficient in ...

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is not only a way to break communication barriers, it is viewed as a respectful and worthwhile skill to have. Sign language is not universal, and different ...

A powerful collaboration among two universities and a tech giant is working to develop a mobile app that will enable parents of deaf children to more easily learn American Sign Language. The game is ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For Rowan O’Dougherty, American Sign Language is his passion. And, what he’s more passionate about is helping others fall in love with the language he’s been speaking his entire ...

If you’re hoping to pick up a new skill in 2026, you may want to consider learning sign language and open the door to clearer ...

The lights come up. The first beats of the drum and the vibration of the bass reverberate through Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where great sandstone slabs jut into the sky, surrounding the audience, and ...

Sign language is used by millions of people around the world, but unlike Spanish, Mandarin or even Latin, there’s no automatic translation available for those who can’t use it. SLAIT claims the first ...

STILLWATER, Okla. — More than 1,000 people have signed a petition hoping to save programs in the American Sign Language (ASL) degree track at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The petition was started ...

While the people wanting to be president take center stage, look to the side of the stage for someone equally important to many in the audience. There's often an American Sign Language interpreter ...

As you approach senior year, it becomes harder and harder to choose what classes to take. You may be constrained by the requirements of the major or minor you’re pursuing as you wrap up your ...

A byproduct of covering accessibility for disabled people as I have over the last almost dozen years, particularly over the last almost 5 years doing this column, is seeing how beneficial today’s tech ...