The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves ...

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Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one ...

There are plenty of ways to give commands and instructions in French. The Local has grouped them into a few categories so you ...

People believe that sign language is not a language. That is false. Sign language is a full language with its own grammar, syntax, and structure. People believe that sign language will hurt a Deaf ...

The story of the first two people known to have been educated by sign language is "remarkable" and should be better known, ...

My mom had a stroke recently and is really struggling with her speech. She’s in speech therapy, but could you please tell me ...

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The man behind Ranveer Singh and Saif Ali Khan’s signature looks explains how hair design is now a key storytelling tool in ...