When David Player ’19 (sociology/anthropology) was a student at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf in 2015, he became fascinated with how race, identity, and language, specifically sign ...

If you’re not on disability TikTok (or follow any related social media discourse) you might not be familiar with Lola Wade, a U.S. high schooler who has amassed over 350 thousand followers across her ...

The celebration event featured a Wellness Walk, free pizza, resources from DeafLEAD and other 988 partner organizations and various forms of art. Artist Hunter McGrath drew numerous messages of ...

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 ...

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 ...

People are using TikTok to pick up all kinds of skills, from dance moves to new languages — including American Sign Language, or ASL. Spend 10 minutes on the app today and you'll likely encounter one ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners will be the first movie on a streaming platform that will also ...

For as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In particular, she was interested in the differences she noticed between how white people spoke, when compared ...

Making a phone call used to be one of the most significant barriers for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Traditional phones rely entirely on sound, leaving those who cannot hear or who hear only ...

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 ...