Six students come into a classroom at the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center in Salt Lake City. There’s a yellow sign on the door: “Deaf and Musician at play.” The students greet each other and their ...

Singing along to the ABC's is one of the first lessons we get as kids (whether or not you stick to the original or new-fangled version). For families with deaf and hard of hearing children, that ...

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.

“It’s a fun language to learn,” said fifth-grader Keziah Burman. “It’s hard to remember, is all.” Keziah and fellow fifth-grader London Callender are among the many ASL club members who joined so they ...

OLATHE, Kan. — Recently, there has been a push in the local deaf community to increase the use of American Sign Language beyond the deaf and hard of hearing. At Olathe Public Schools, high schoolers ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Kids typically get paid a visit from the tooth fairy in the nighttime, right? Shattering stereotypes, the tooth fairy visited students at the Washington School for the Deaf in ...

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego elementary teacher is wrapping up her final lesson with a special tribute. Kelle Higgins has been teaching for 40 years. In addition to her regular coursework, she has taught ...

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A unit of D.C. police consisting of officers who know American Sign Language allows the Deaf community to interact with police in that language. Officer Myra Jordan started the Metropolitan Police ...

The classic American musical "The Music Man” has been a big hit this year with its revival on Broadway and on many regional and local stages across the country. John Yang went to the Olney Theatre ...

Douglas Mapeta, a sign language teacher in Zimbabwe, helps deaf communities prepare for climate challenges. He also raises awareness about solar power. In Zimbabwe, floods and droughts are becoming ...