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 ...

GREENDALE, Wis. - Word is spreading about an offering at Greendale High School that’s opening up a new world for students. "It really changed my whole life plan," junior Julia Gnadt said. Gnadt is now ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --Our Lady of Good Counsel School has switched from Italian to American Sign Language as the school’s language. It has been met with great enthusiasm by students and parents alike.

"It felt so free to me. You know, that was who I was. That was my culture." Fifty-eight years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, student J.C.

American Sign Language is a dynamic living language with approximately 1 million users in the United States and Canada. A minor in ASL provides students with the ability to conceptualize language in a ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

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This Santa connects with kids through sign language, making Christmas truly magical and accessible for everyone ...

Bees have a phenomenal ability to perceive different shades of color, and their eyes are able to see ultraviolet light. This helps them find flowers that produce nectar. Human beings are also ...