American sign language (ASL) is a visual language using hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements, primarily used by the Deaf community in North America.

Students across the state of Mississippi are offered foreign language classes like Spanish and French, but a new language is now being offered. On July 1, Senate Bill 2339, allowing American Sign ...

Earlier this year, Bay Area-based Google put together a competition intended to use artificial intelligence in decode sign language in real time. According to Google, the goal of the competition ...

In American Sign Language, finding a visual way to represent an inner identity can be complicated, and the Deaf community hasn’t reached consensus on many signs.

Seattle Seahawks star DK Metcalf is as motivated in his ASL lessons as he is on the football field. We talked to his instructor.

Black American Sign Language is distinct from American Sign Language—and it developed because Black Deaf students were segregated in their own Black schools for the Deaf.

RIT ASL-English Interpretation student uses sign language to create greater access to communication for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing communities.

ASL game commentary and a weekly show are reaching out to a community that has always faced barriers in embracing professional sports.

Members of ASL4SJ were present at a recent 50501 protest in Austin, where they provided free American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, ensuring that deaf protesters could fully participate.

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took ...