Let's talk about back to school foreign language edition. We have Spanish French Latin. But what about American sign language? Well, starting this year, Mississippi schools will be able to offer this ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

A lawsuit has been filed by the National Association for the Deaf for sign language interpretation services to be restored at ...

Burris began teaching at Troy High School in the fall of 2019. She’s a firm believer in the importance of teaching ASL so her students will not only be able to communicate but also to help bridge the ...

American Sign Language is a dynamic living language with approximately 1 million users in the United States and Canada. A minor in ASL provides students with the ability to conceptualize language in a ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

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.

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 ...

If you want to learn American Sign Language, now you can for free. According to the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services, anyone can register for Oklahoma School for the Deaf’s free online courses.