In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most authoritative English dictionary, was compelled to add the word selfie to its pages. And, you know, just as new technology and culture are ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...

Would Matthew Tkachuk get there? Anyone watching the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers could feel the tension and anticipation as the Panthers’ Tkachuk sprinted ...

Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is not only a way to break communication barriers, it is viewed as a respectful and worthwhile skill to have. Sign language is not universal, and different ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

Kraig Klingenberg’s road to teaching the popular new American Sign Language course at Duke was circuitous. In grade school Klingenberg had a classmate whose mom was Deaf, and he became interested in ...

American Sign Language Day is April 15, and the hashtag #ASL has gained billions of views on social media since 2023. What's spiked viewers' interest? The work of ASL interpreters has gone viral and ...

This is the second story in a three-part Spotlight on Deaf Actors Siân Heder’s living room was all wrong. While on set for her new film “CODA,” about the hearing daughter of a deaf family, her ...