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 ...

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took one ...

Languages around the world are changing rapidly to become more inclusive of LGBTQ+ identities. But for people who use American Sign Language, finding a visual and conceptual way to represent an inner ...

More than 1,200 children have been taught sign language at 33 primary schools over the past year. The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) programme aimed to create an inclusive deaf-friendly ...

For deaf children, teachers and scientists, talking about things like "greenhouse gases" or "carbon footprint" used to mean spelling out long, complex scientific terms, letter by letter. Now they are ...

Television presenter and sign language interpreter Lesego Modutle says having the SA Sign Language (SASL) as the country's official 12th official language is a dream come true for the Deaf community.