PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, ...

On the second Friday of each month, the Lafayette American Sign Language Coffee Chat meets over a cup of joe. Starting in 2007, the ASL group was designed for anyone fluent or interested in learning ...

The Indiana University Police Department recently adopted a program training new cadets in American Sign Language and deaf culture. The initiative between the department and the IU ASL program was ...

YOUNGSTOWN — There’s a mantra Mackenzie Goranitis brings to her job every day: “a deaf person can do anything a hearing person can do … except hear.” She is the deaf and hard of hearing support ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

Member of the Iowa City Deaf community Robert Vizzini scribbled down some notes an interpreter provided to him, but when it was finally his turn to speak at a Cedar Rapids school board meeting, the ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

Thanks to the efforts of self-advocates and their loved ones, Frederick has long been and continues to be a place where Deaf history is made. In 1868, the Maryland School for the Deaf was established ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (WKRC) - Northern Kentucky University's American Sign Language (ASL) program is gaining popularity, offering a unique educational experience led by members of the deaf community.

Callie Foster and her husband learned ASL to communicate with their ‘profoundly deaf’ son Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, ...