Bader Alsharif, the first author, demonstrates how the system spells out names and locations in real time using American Sign Language. For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals around the ...

Under the laws, all public bodies will be expected to offer services in sign language to members of the deaf community.

American Sign Language club members watched as club president, Brynna Hardiman signed common Thanksgiving words at a club meeting Tuesday. Members shouted “Bingo!” as they learned the festive signs.

Growing up in Ethiopia, Zahria Ruper couldn’t communicate with her Deaf brother. But, life-changing experiences, including being adopted in the United States and learning American Sign Language from ...