Sign languages, like oral speech, vary enormously around the world but experts know little about how the various dialects evolved. Now a new study of 40 current sign languages and 36 historical ...

Sign Language (BSL) is to become a bigger part of our daily lives with more of an opportunity for all to learn it and, in turn, opening doors for deaf people. BSL will be introduced as a GCSE in ...

Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition set up by an 18-year-old calling for all schools to teach basic sign language. Jade Kilduff, 18, launched the campaign after seeing how sign language ...

AS WITH spoken languages, there is no “universal” sign language. Different countries have their own versions, which are related to local cultural and religious backgrounds. For example, American Sign ...

Mumbai: Backing the Indian associations for the hearing impaired persons’ demand of promoting Indian Sign Language (ISL) over American Sign Language (ASL), the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) has ...

BOROUGH schools are being urged to follow Corneli Primary’s lead and get involved with a sign language world record attempt. BOROUGH schools are being urged to follow Corneli Primary’s lead and get ...

"When I meet hearing children who can sign, I feel happy and confident," says Emmanuel, seven. "I want to teach everyone British sign language - the whole world." Faiza, 11, says: "If children learnt ...

The article FIFA World Cup In NJ Should Have American Sign Language Performers: Op-Ed appeared first on Newark Patch. NEW JERSEY — The following op-ed comes courtesy of Gary Noll, a deaf advocate for ...

Google has developed software that could pave the way for smartphones to interpret sign language. The tech firm has not made a product of its own but has published algorithms which it hopes developers ...

Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition set up by an 18-year-old calling for all schools to teach basic sign language. Jade Kilduff, 18, launched the campaign after seeing how sign language ...