In a visual language, a subtle hand movement can help you get the joke. By Sam Corbin Nobody talks, if they can help it, at the Sign Language Center in New York City. The practice is both instructive ...

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A team of deaf engineers known as the "Deafengers" has spearheaded a new Snapchat feature called ASL Alphabet that aims to bridge the divide between the deaf and hearing worlds by helping people learn ...

This week marks the International Week of Deaf People, which typically takes place during the final week of September. To commemorate, Snapchat has created three new AR lenses that will help users ...

A mom who thought her toddler loved meeting a mall Santa discovered he was signaling for help after looking at a snap of his encounter. Kerry Spencer had taught her kids to baby sign before they could ...

When he testified in favor of the bill that would require American Sign Language interpreters to be licensed in Maryland, Kelby Brick, director of the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ...

HAMILTON, Ohio — Justin Pence didn't know it then, but the American Sign Language he learned in school would end up helping save lives. "It was pretty helpful to remember," he said. "I figured I would ...