American sign language (ASL) is a visual language using hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements, primarily used by the Deaf community in North America.

Mom Mara McCullough told Newsweek "it fills me with joy" that her baby will be fluent in American Sign Language.

More than 90% of Deaf kids are born to hearing parents without experience with the Deaf community or American Sign Language.

Performed simultaneously in sign language and sung English, a Los Angeles revival of the Green Day musical finds new ways to communicate rage and angst.

A Florida mother hopes a now-viral moment between her baby and her parents who are deaf will inspire other parents to sign their children up for sign language classes.

The Best Sites for Learning American Sign Language in 2025 Learning ASL is different from learning orally spoken and written languages. We've vetted the best ASL sites to help you start signing today.

How American Sign Language Connects People American Sign Language Day recognizes the first school that opened for the deaf, in 1817. Kraig Klingenberg’s road to teaching the popular new American Sign ...

Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre's musical production reopens Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum in October.

American Sign Language (ASL) is a fully developed visual language that is used by members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in the United States and parts of Canada. It has grammar, syntax, ...

Developmental milestones are physical or behavioral signs of progress in infants and children. Unlike growth, these are ...

American Sign Language broadcasters talk Winter Classic in Q&A with NHL.com Blankenship, Altmann will bring outdoor game to Deaf community for 1st time via ‘NHL in ASL’ ...