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.

The invention of cochlear implants and other technologies have given many deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children the option to hear. What, then, becomes of sign language?

More than 90% of Deaf kids are born to hearing parents without experience with the Deaf community or American Sign Language.

After Superstorm Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's sign language interpreter became a pop culture phenomenon. Lydia Callis' energy and facial expressions drew wide attention and even ...

A new study suggests long-term use of sign language may hold back the speech and reading skills of children who use cochlear implants to create a sense of sound.

Sign Language Takes Over Human Rights Watch! Access to sign language, including in education and public services, is critical for the human rights of deaf people. On the first International Day of ...

Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language.

If you're a new parent trying to communicate with your infant, you may have tried baby sign language: specialized gestures babies can learn to communicate words.

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