DK Metcalf ran faster than any NFL ball carrier in three-plus years on a touchdown in his most recent game. He amplified his celebration of the score by doing...American Sign Language. Turns out, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Last month, I contributed an op-ed piece to MIT Technology Review wherein ...

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 ...

When Darrell Utley began his first American Sign Language lesson with a new student, he didn't realize his client was a star football player. "I had no idea what his walk of life was. I just knew he ...

While beginners may want to save time and money by turning to online resources to learn sign language, Elizabeth Castellvi, ...

Elysia Shirley pledged to support deaf community after witnessing someone struggle to communicate with emergency services.

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...