Dorothy Casterline, who as a young researcher at Gallaudet University in the early 1960s helped write the first comprehensive dictionary of American Sign Language, a book that revolutionized the ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, ... The other day I was in the pool, and instead of shouting to my husband to ...

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.

Learn About The Online American Sign Language Programs. Purdue University is dedicated to providing comprehensive and interactive curricula for students interested in learning American Sign Language ...

Sign of things to come. Gift of sign language books helps foster communication, learning among students. December 20, 2022 at 4:04 a.m. by Anna Campbell ...

How American Sign Language is evolving with time 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 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.

Poolaw teaches both Kiowa Sign Language and his tribe’s spoken language in his classes at the University of Oklahoma, where he is an instructor in the Department of Native American Studies.

American Sign Language is a dynamic living language with approximately 1 million users in the United States and Canada. A minor in ASL provides students with the ability to conceptualize language in a ...