NCDHHS marks 2nd anniversary of ASL services on 988 Lifeline, highlighting its crucial role in crisis intervention.

Sign language arrived in America by way of France, where, in the mid-18th century, under the auspices of the religious educator Abbé Charles-Michel de l’Epée, it became the primary mode of ...

Breaking deaf stereotypes and normalizing sign language through gaming The deaf experience is modeled in its own language for the first time in Deafverse.

Researchers at UCLA have developed an inexpensive, high-tech glove that can translate sign language into written and spoken words on a smartphone.

Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language.

A care home is bringing generations together through the power of sign language. Oxford Manor Care Home in Didcot has ...

The language allowed deaf, gay people to communicate discreetly. During the Aids epidemic, it became even more important in the midst of stigma and misinformation. Mary, who by then was a nurse, said ...