Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says.

Prince William has been praised on social media for a resurfaced video that shows he learned sign language to communicate with a deaf recipient of a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The rollout of the BSL technology that translates the bank’s ...

Which products to learn sign language are best? Sign language features its own structure. It is one of the most popular languages in the United States and varies in structure across the world. There ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

The recently concluded photo and art exhibition, Anaivarum - Echoes of Heritage: A Celebration of Past & Inclusivity by Madras Photo Bloggers, and jointly organised by the British Council, Nam Veedu ...

Adam Schembri receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Australian Research Council. Kearsy Cormier receives funding from Economic and Social Research Council, Arts and ...

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A team of students in Antwerp, Belgium are responsible for Project Aslan, which is exploring the feasibility of using 3D printed robotic arms for assisting with and translating sign language. The idea ...

Groundbreaking efforts to construct Bhutan's first ever official sign language — and document it so it can be widely shared — marks a major step forward in a country committed to inclusive education.

Different countries have their own versions of sign language, as do American Indian tribes, depending on their alphabet. Different countries have their own versions of sign language, as do American ...