The words and works of William Shakespeare were not of particular interest to a young Rachel Berman-Kobylarz. She wasn't unfamiliar with the Bard — she did take English literature classes in high ...

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American Sign Language has been around since 1817, but plenty of parents and concerned citizens are still back in the Dark Ages when it comes to realizing just how valuable ASL can be for kids. And ...

American Sign Language Day is April 15, and the hashtag #ASL has gained billions of views on social media since 2023. What's spiked viewers' interest? The work of ASL interpreters has gone viral and ...

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 ...

Languages change—they must. For example, even stickler grammarians have to admit that "impact" has gained popularity as a verb (even if it’s still annoying to some). The Oxford Dictionaries are always ...

The phrase begins with four fingers cut across the brow, followed by two thumbs drawn up like breath from navel to chest, ending with a fierce tug with two hands down from the chin into fists toward ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

In the realm of "Would you rather...?" questions, one of the most commonly posed is: "Would you rather be deaf or blind?" The hypothetical is almost always met with at least one person declaring, ...

Wearing sunglasses, tattoos and a tank top, Blake Noland bounced his head to the beat in front of the stage at Louisville’s Waterfront Park, raising a beer as the band launched into a guitar solo.

I've been helping readers find the best deals for over five years. Like any other language, American Sign Language (ASL) has a ton of nuances, so your best bet for becoming proficient in it is to take ...

Sam Landy isn’t just talented on the pitching mound. A unique skill she picked up in fourth grade is allowing her to communicate with her family in the stands and teammates on the field in front of ...