February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. If we could teach American Sign Language to all students ...

Six PBS Kids series, including ‘Arthur’ and ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,’ will for the first time include ASL interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing. Soon, kids who are deaf or hard of ...

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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 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has added American Sign Language services, increasing access to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. For now, callers must dial (800) 273-8255 from their ...

It seems that one of the most popular languages in the United States is not one that is spoken at all. According to the Modern Language Association, as of 2016, American Sign Language ranks just ...

We would love for you to make videos to reach a hearing loss audience, the media rep suggested. “Sure, that sounds good,” I replied, “assuming the videos would be captioned, of course.” “But wouldn’t ...

Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.