The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took one ...

Looking the help dad learn a new language? Learning American Sign Language has a ton of advantages. For starters, American Sign Language is the most widely used form of communication for those who are ...

Soon after Ariya Ahona began learning American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Toronto, she realized that language would be only one of the many things she’d be learning. That’s because in ...

In a typical classroom at Sacramento State, the words “poop,” “diaper,” “bathroom” and other potty language are seldom heard. But this is not a typical classroom. “Promoting Rich Accessible Language ...

MaKaylah Holbert looked to the Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children in the fall to learn how to communicate with one of her life skills students who uses American Sign Language. After ...

Marissa Lopez sat in a Del Mar College classroom and learned how to sign the word T-shirt. Lopez, 21, was one of about 20 people who have been gathering in the room every Tuesday to learn American ...

Common Ground Teen Center hosted American Sign Language teacher Michelle Walker, who is instructing the teens and young adults in ASL. Walker, founder and owner of Lend an Ear Consulting, is deaf/hard ...

Although it took some time to implement, a message sent by a former student seeking the addition of American Sign Language to the high school curriculum was received loud and clear by ...

Like any other language, American Sign Language (ASL) has a ton of nuances, so your best bet for becoming proficient in it is to take a course. Right now, one of the easiest and most affordable ways ...

When Ruthie Charendoff attended a conference on inclusion last fall and saw everyone speaking in American Sign Language, she said she realized for the first time how large the deaf population is in ...