Apr. 1—Students at Country Heights Elementary School are able to learn American Sign Language (ASL) in support of their deaf and hard of hearing peers through the sign language club at the school.

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 ...

In addition to American Sign Language, School District 186 offers Spanish, French, German and Latin. Around one million people use ASL as their main way to communicate, according to Communication ...

Can you imagine going through life only being able to communicate with 1 out of every 100 people you meet? You’d probably feel isolated and lonely, right? That’s exactly the predicament that deaf ...

September 23 is a historical day as it is the first ever International Day of Sign Languages celebration under the cross-cutting theme of “with sign language, everybody is included”. The celebration ...