Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

To understand the process of name signing, a Times team turned to people who knew it best. By Sarah Bahr Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into ...

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 ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...

New standards for teaching American Sign Language in kindergarten through 12th grade have been released by Gallaudet University’s Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. The standards act as a ...

Lenovo and Brazil's Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR) have developed an application based on artificial intelligence (AI) that is capable of "translating" sign language for ...