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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

American Sign Language (ASL) is the most common language used by the Deaf community in both the United States and Canada. In the United States alone, there are more than half a million people who use ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

At the White House, the president, the first lady and the press secretary are usually the most familiar faces. But for thousands of Americans, a box in the right-hand corner of the White House ...

Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language. Scroll This is how a deaf person in America would ...

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 ...

An illustration of scientist signing the word science The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite ...

Welcome to the American Sign Language (ASL) program, housed in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado! We are a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community ...

Students earning a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) are required to demonstrate intermediate level proficiency in a foreign ...

American Sign Language The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificates teach learners how to effectively communicate in ASL. Students in these courses also learn about the Deaf ...