Netflix's reality docuseries "Deaf U" reveals a lot about deaf culture that may come as a surprise to most people in the hearing world. One particular subset within Gallaudet University's diverse body ...

If someone said that to you, how would you feel?To begin with, what does it even mean to be 'Deaf'?Is it being good at sign ...

Wait, isn't that normal?”Have you ever had an experience like that?Something that is completely normal to you, but surprises ...

Sian Heder’s CODA, a movie about a Deaf family and their musically-inclined hearing daughter, sold for a festival-record $25 million to Apple at the Sundance Film Festival. If investor appeal equals ...

Producer Nyle DiMarco, a Galludet University alumnus, wanted to show the diversity of experience at the school. It’s interesting to be a disabled journalist covering shows about disability; in a ...

The International Day of the Deaf is celebrated annually on the last Sunday of September. It reminds society of the importance of inclusion, accessibility, and the recognition of the rights of deaf ...

The halls of Vincennes University's campus on the north side may sound silent to people who can hear. That's intentional. Students who want to become American Sign Language interpreters need complete ...

ASL has many different dialects. Even within Nebraska, signers in eastern and western parts of the state sign some words differently.

Deaf education in the U.S. has gone through many phases. American Sign Language (ASL) is currently the dominant mode of instruction in deaf schools, but there have been periods where ASL was banned ...

Who are we when our way of life is suddenly taken away from us? It's been a haunting theme this pandemic year, but in the acclaimed drama “Sound of Metal,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, the question ...

When Nyle DiMarco got his start in reality television competing on America's Next Top Model in 2015, he quickly understood the identity producers were creating for him. DiMarco is stunningly handsome, ...