Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. When a popular museum in the Old City of Jerusalem devoted to the city’s history decided to ensure full accessibility to ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...

The International Day of Sign Languages, established by the United Nations in 2017, commemorates the founding of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in 1951. The day emphasises that the recognition ...

Fiji has called for stronger recognition of sign language as a basic human right. Minister for Women, Children and Social ...

KUALA LUMPUR: With more than four decades of dedication as a sign language interpreter, Tan Lee Bee is the face seen by millions of Malaysians watching the news programmes on television. Often seen at ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has a 12th official language, and that's sign language. It was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Activist, Andiswa Gebashe, says now the real work begins to ...

As South Africa marks International Sign Language Day, interpreters Pumza Sikumba and Khetha Mbatha highlight the importance ...