She was born deaf and while Anita Yu On-lam went to a school for the hearing-impaired, she struggled to learn because teachers did not use sign language during lessons. “Teachers there only taught ...

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is not only a way to break communication barriers, it is viewed as a respectful and worthwhile skill to have. Sign language is not universal, and different ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Learning how to talk is a complex process, but learning how to communicate, not as complicated as it might seem. KOB 4 went to a daycare in Albuquerque that is teaching sign ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Growing up in a home with my blind grandmother, I was acutely ...

More than 90 percent of deaf children in the U.S. are born to hearing parents. For them, the path forward can be difficult and also controversial. The advent of cochlear implant technology has the ...

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.

Anthony Sinclair, who has been profoundly deaf since birth, launched the initiative after receiving funding from a council ...

Sign language has existed for a long time, yet it isn't as prevalent as it should be, which leads to the exclusion of many individuals with hearing impairments. Over time, sign language has undergone ...