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 ...

Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language. Scroll This is how a deaf person in America ...

But for people who use American Sign Language, finding a visual and conceptual way to represent an inner identity can be complicated, and in some cases, there’s still not a clear consensus on ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed a controversial resolution in May that places deaf and hard of hearing children in a bilingual American Sign Language and English program.

“We still have a long way to go in developing comparable devices for full ASL recognition, but it’s an exciting step in the right direction.” Moving forward, the team plans to expand on ...

Metcalf, 25, said he started learning ASL as a way to “exercise his mind” and take it off football (he previously took acting classes for the same reason, and is also pursuing guitar).

ASL interpreters are trained professionals who translate spoken messages into visual messages using their hand, face, arm and body motions, called signing. Signing is a way to communicate words ...

Other scenes in ASL elicited rare questions ... “It’s been such a huge blessing to see how God has provided every step of the way, from the cast, from the crew, from the team, from behind ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Spring Forth Deaf Church has offered services in American Sign Language to the McLennan County deaf community since March. Spring Forth Deaf Church partners with Alliance ...

The use of ASL (American Sign Language ... as the construction of an oral language into a visual language materializes in a way that supports the theme, delivery, and artistic expression of the show.