Anthony Sinclair, who has been profoundly deaf since birth, launched the initiative after receiving funding from a council ...

A linguistics professor at the University of New Mexico is helping shape the future of sign language research, using unique ...

When she was younger, Anastasia Patricks would often sit down and watch dramas to relax – she didn’t expect to be called on to make a change. After watching the Japanese drama Orange Days, in which a ...

The coronavirus pandemic has been frightening and confusing for millions worldwide. Imagine facing it without being able to communicate with a wide swath of the population. Ellie Kidder is working ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

For those new to using cannabis, learning all the slang and scientific terms around the plant can be tough – but imagine how hard it’d be to learn “cannabinoid” if you couldn’t hear at all? Dr. Regina ...

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"Sign language should be respected just as any other language. It’s our fundamental right and it enables us to communicate and be equal members of our communities," said Jenny Nilsson, member of Human ...

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 ...

Along with jet packs and hover boards, a machine to translate from any language to any other is so appealing as a fantasy that people are willing to overlook clunky prototypes as long as they can ...

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 ...