WebMD

What is American Sign Language (ASL)?

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 ...
syracuse.com

‘You’re here’: How studying sign language at OCC helped woman with autism excel in the classroom

Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one community ...
The Daily Free Press

EDITORIAL: American Sign Language

After years of debate, some Boston University colleges are considering American Sign Language as an equal foreign language so students can take it to fulfill their requirements. Few doubt that ...
The Atlantic

Your Jokes About Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreters Aren't Funny

These days, a major world event can’t happen without an accompanying meme. During Hurricane Sandy, the new social media star is Lydia Callis, the American Sign Language interpreter who appears ...