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Among the language programs at Tufts, American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the smallest. Over the past three decades, however, the program has been growing in popularity. Within the Department of ...

The University’s American Sign Language program will continue next semester with only one regular instructor, and the first-level ASL class will not be offered as a result. “One of the ASL instructors ...

As students in the University’s American Sign Language program enter their classroom, they immediately fall silent. The mode of communication shifts from vocal chords and shaped lips to hand gestures ...

Last year, the University designated funding to a pilot program to provide public American Sign Language, or ASL, interpretation for the Dramat’s productions, marking a significant step in theater ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed a controversial resolution in May that places deaf and hard of hearing children in a bilingual American Sign Language and English program. But ...