Mumbai: Backing the Indian associations for the hearing impaired persons’ demand of promoting Indian Sign Language (ISL) over ...

But for deaf people, the lack of access to Jamaican sign language (JSL) in a predominantly hearing world often turns that bridge into a wall. The Language Barrier: A Relatable Scenario To better ...

Black American Sign Language is distinct from American Sign Language—and it developed because Black Deaf students were segregated in their own Black schools for the Deaf.

The language allowed deaf, gay people to communicate discreetly. During the Aids epidemic, it became even more important in the midst of stigma and misinformation. Mary, who by then was a nurse, said ...

The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the language to serve their communities.

Koko, the gorilla who learned sign language and became a pop-culture phenomenon, will be laid to rest at the animal sanctuary in Northern California where she lived.

Basem Alhabel stood amongst the ruins of Gaza, with people flat on the floor all around him as bullets flew, and filmed himself using sign language to explain the dangers of the war to fellow deaf ...

This year’s breakout horror film “Sinners” is now on HBO’s Max with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) interpretation for deaf subscribers. “The release of ‘Sinners’ with BASL is ...