March 21, 2018
Published by Editorial Staff at March 21, 2018

Watch: How to learn American Sign Language

Phonak hEARo Jessica Flores shares her best tips to learn American Sign Language in her latest video. According to research from Gallaudet University, there are about 1 million deaf people […]
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January 29, 2018
sign language exam
Published by Ellie Parfitt at January 29, 2018

5 tips for to prepare for a sign language exam

Got a Sign Language exam coming up? Any exam can be nerve-wracking, but language exams can be tough because they might mean more than just a paper and pen. Here […]
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January 11, 2018
helping deaf children communicate
Published by Melissa Hyder at January 11, 2018

Could a robot help deaf children communicate in the near future?

Communication is necessary for children to develop speech and language. Engaging infants in daily conversation, such as reading, talking, singing and signing are great tools to use to help stimulate infant’s […]
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December 12, 2017
Published by Editorial Staff at December 12, 2017

Baby signs “Help!” while sitting on Santa’s lap

Most babies cry when they sit on Santa’s lap, but a one baby tried a different approach to tell his parents he needed help: sign language.  There is nothing like […]
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November 9, 2017
visiting disney land with hearing loss
Published by Editorial Staff at November 9, 2017

Disney’s impressive accessibility for deaf guests includes signing Mickey

Disney parks have great accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing guests
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October 5, 2017
Published by Jill von Büren at October 5, 2017

What it’s like to be on the road with the Here to Hear Tour

One comedian, a videographer and a driver board an RV. No, this isn’t the start of a pub joke. (I’ll leave the jokes to the comedian.) It’s the start of […]
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September 29, 2017
uber sign language
Published by Kirsten Brackett at September 29, 2017

Uber aims to teach riders sign language in support of deaf awareness month

Uber is giving its riders an opportunity to learn how to sign their name and other phrases in American Sign Language. You can go to ubersignlanguage.com and find a list […]
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September 13, 2017
Published by Jill von Büren at September 13, 2017

Deaf singer Mandy Harvey has ‘something to say’ on AGT

Deaf singer Mandy Harvey, performed an original song, titled “Release Me,” on America's Got Talent, again wowing judges.
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July 21, 2017
Published by Ellie Parfitt at July 21, 2017

Short film ‘The Silent Child’ premieres in August to raise deaf awareness

The Silent Child is a short film based on a true story about a deaf child. It is written by Rachel Shenton (as seen on Switched at Birth) and was […]
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June 27, 2017
sign language users have better peripheral vision
Published by Angie Aspinall at June 27, 2017

Do Sign Language Users Have Better Peripheral Vision?

Think fast! Have you ever thought about how fast your reaction time is?  A UK study has found that sign language users have better peripheral vision and reaction times than […]
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June 19, 2017
chance the rapper sign language tour
Published by Jill von Büren at June 19, 2017

Chance the Rapper brings sign language interpreters on tour

Chance the Rapper is bringing American Sign Language to the stage, he says, by hiring ASL interpreters to join him on tour.
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June 16, 2017
dad of a deaf child
Published by Kirsten Brackett at June 16, 2017

Community Spotlight: I’m a dad of a deaf child

  James Knott, otherwise known as @daddyknott on social media, is the father to one-year-old Nelson, who is deaf. As a dad of a deaf child, James has been active […]
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June 6, 2017
Published by Lucie Herridge at June 6, 2017

How sign language has benefited my toddler

In today’s video I am sharing with you why I decided to learn sign language with my family and how it has been beneficial for my son Harry. Harry is […]
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May 30, 2017
nyle dimarco tonight show sign language
Published by Kirsten Brackett at May 30, 2017

Nyle Marco: ‘What Foxx did on Fallon made our struggle that much harder’

The incident occurred during "The Tonight Show," when Jamie Foxx used pretend sign language with host Jimmy Fallon.
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April 11, 2017
meghan trainor sign language
Published by Jill von Büren at April 11, 2017

Meghan Trainor: Knowing sign language helped me after vocal surgery

Knowing sign language helped American signer and songwriter Meghan Trainor survive vocal surgery and communicate with her boyfriend.
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April 4, 2017
Published by Jill von Büren at April 4, 2017

Why sign language music videos are becoming more common

Sign language music videos both increase accessibility to those who are hard of hearing,and show everyone the beauty of the language.
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February 24, 2017
Published by Editorial Staff at February 24, 2017

This video of a dad singing sign language with his baby will give you all the feels

Sign language has shown to be an effective communication method with all babies, but one dad and daughter duo is proving how equally cute it can be.  In a video […]
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February 22, 2017
Easily learn sign language by studying these GIFS
Published by Jill von Büren at February 22, 2017

Easily learn sign language by studying these GIFS

Giphy has a massive collection of sign language GIFs, with more than 2,000 words in ASL.
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December 8, 2016
signing Santa
Published by Editorial Staff at December 8, 2016

Girl’s reaction to signing Santa will make your day

One little girl received a magical Christmas surprise this year, when she met a special Santa. Betsy, 3, who has hearing loss, vision impairment and Down’s syndrome, was to tell […]
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October 24, 2016
learning sign language as a person with hearing loss
Published by Ellie Parfitt at October 24, 2016

Why I’m learning sign language, as an “oral” profoundly-deaf(ie)

I'm profoundly deaf and have been since birth, but I've always communicated using oral or spoken English instead of sign language - until now.
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