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 ...

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...

Welcome to the American Sign Language (ASL) program, housed in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado! We are a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community ...

Marissa Lopez sat in a Del Mar College classroom and learned how to sign the word T-shirt. Lopez, 21, was one of about 20 people who have been gathering in the room every Tuesday to learn American ...

Bridging communication gaps between hearing and hearing-impaired individuals is an important challenge in assistive ...

New research is stirring fierce debate over the use of sign language among young deaf children who use surgical implants that create a sense of sound. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, ...