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 ...

The word "deaf" isn't just an adjective for Paula MacDonald — it's part of her identity. Growing up, she attended the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ont., where she learned ...

Correction: The original video with this piece did not include captioning for some of the American Sign Language seen on screen. The video has been updated to include ...

As It HappensWife of New York sign language interpreter expains why he's so expressive He's been described as "mesmerizing," "distracting" and even "ridiculous." Jonathan Lamberton is a deaf New York ...

Leila Hanaumi, a deaf performer and writer, interpreted sign language for the ASL version of Barbie, now streaming on Max. (Warner Bros.) Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is setting a new precedent for Deaf ...

SyncWords, the leader in AI-powered live captioning and translation for streaming, today announced a breakthrough in accessibility: full support for live automatic sign language interpretation, ...

Performed simultaneously in sign language and sung English, a Los Angeles revival of the Green Day musical finds new ways to communicate rage and angst. Otis Jones IV (signer, on the right) and James ...

U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from ...

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is setting a new precedent for Deaf representation in its streaming debut. In tandem with the original theatrical cut, Warner Bros. and Max also released an American Sign ...

The Trump administration argued that providing closed captioning was enough of an accommodation, but the judge noted that ...