Aclu.org

Language Access is a Civil Right, For Both Children and Adults

For deaf people, language deprivation during early childhood represents the most significant threat to the exercise of their civil rights and liberties. Nearly all of our clients in these cases were ...
Orlando Sentinel

These Orlando parents learned sign language for their deaf daughter — but 70% of hearing parents don’t

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.
Business Insider

American Sign Language videos keep going viral on TikTok — but you might not be learning the right signs

TikTok is full of American Sign Language tutorials. But virality doesn't always come with accuracy. The deaf community is urging people to only learn from creators who are deaf or hard of hearing.
unr.edu

Minor in American Sign Language

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 ...

Schools bridge communication gap by teaching American Sign Language

Lewis Central High School students are learning American Sign Language at the Iowa School for the Deaf, fostering communication and understanding between hearing and deaf communities ...