For four years, while incarcerated in Maryland state prison, Alphonso Taylor, 49, said he was the only deaf man in his unit. And he had no way to call or communicate with his loved ones outside of ...

Help is there if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the National Suicide Prevention LifelineGlobally: The International ...

Greater Nashua Mental Health (GNMH) is home to New Hampshire’s only team specializing in mental health and substance use care for individuals who are Deaf and Hard-of-hearing. Dr. Cynthia L. Whitaker ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Last month, I contributed an op-ed piece to MIT Technology Review wherein ...

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.

When Darrell Utley began his first American Sign Language lesson with a new student, he didn't realize his client was a star football player. "I had no idea what his walk of life was. I just knew he ...

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