Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

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 ...

Today, we are being joined by Julie Luke, an outreach consultant at the South Dakota School for The Deaf. She’s joining us to give us a crash course in American Sign Language to be able to better ...

So, you want to learn sign language on a budget. You could be motivated by a desire to understand deaf friends better, communicate with relatives who are hard of hearing, or express yourself after ...

If you’re interested in learning sign language, apps are an excellent way to start. They’re a convenient and affordable alternative to classes. Plus, you can use them anywhere at any time, whether you ...

So in a Boston suburb, a group of neighbors has been busy learning American Sign Language. JILL MCNEIL: We've been learning about toys and vehicles and colors and food. We know how to say, you're ...

Frazer United Methodist Church will begin offering American Sign Language classes tonight. The weekly classes, offered on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m., are open to everyone.   John ...

If you’re hoping to pick up a new skill in 2026, you may want to consider learning sign language and open the door to clearer ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

Welcome to the American Sign Language (ASL) program, housed in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado! We are a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community ...

More than 90 percent of deaf children in the U.S. are born to hearing parents. For them, the path forward can be difficult and also controversial. The advent of cochlear implant technology has the ...