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 ...

For someone who is deaf, communicating with a clerk at a retail store or non-ASL-speaking friend over dinner often involves laboriously writing notes. An app called Jeenie offers an alternative: Push ...

Located in Portland, the Woodstock Cafe primarily operates in American Sign Language (ASL). Customers who do not use ASL can ...

Certified ASL interpreter Kirk Neuroth translates for State Treasurer (then-state Rep.) Dave Young at a public meeting. Trish Leakey has seen progress for the deaf and hard of hearing community since ...

At the end of a Los Angeles screening of “Barbie” December 14, many in the buzzing crowd didn’t applaud. Instead, they twisted their hands in the air, the American Sign Language gesture for Applause, ...

These elementary school students had a sweet surprise for a cafeteria worker who is deaf – after learning ASL so they could order their lunch from her using it. Leisa Duckwall, who was born deaf, ...