When masked faces became the norm because of COVID-19, Yale first-year student Chisom Ofomata, who is deaf, sometimes felt lost. Unable to read people’s lips, she wished she was more proficient in ...

In any community, language is the most important method for communicating with others. However, for a deaf person like me, it is difficult to connect with many people and speak in the same ways. This ...

If you’re interested in learning sign language, apps are an excellent way to start. They’re a convenient and affordable alternative to classes. Plus, you can use them anywhere at any time, whether you ...

Utica author and TEDx speaker Jermiko Thomas releases Adventures of Walter: Children’s ASL Alphabet & Numbers Workbook, ...

Would Matthew Tkachuk get there? Anyone watching the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers could feel the tension and anticipation as the Panthers’ Tkachuk sprinted ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

American Sign Language The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificates teach learners how to effectively communicate in ASL. Students in these courses also learn about the Deaf ...

American Sign Language (ASL) is the most common language used by the Deaf community in both the United States and Canada. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million people who use ...

Joseph Hill, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, believes he is the only black, deaf, Ph.D. linguist in America, and maybe in the world. “Just me,” he told an ...