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.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A recent Lamar University graduate has a lot to celebrate. Shay Abigail has become a published author and her children’s book is breaking barriers. She graduated in May with a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KABC) -- A visit to meet Santa Claus can be a memorable experience for young children, but for those who are deaf, meeting St. Nick can come with a few challenges. That is where ...

American Sign Language has been around since 1817, but plenty of parents and concerned citizens are still back in the Dark Ages when it comes to realizing just how valuable ASL can be for kids. And ...

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Saturday was the International Day of Sign Languages, and one area preschool's program teaches sign language to children as young as six weeks. The Learning ...

Singing along to the ABC's is one of the first lessons we get as kids (whether or not you stick to the original or new-fangled version). For families with deaf and hard of hearing children, that ...

Troy Kotsur is using his personal experience to offer advice for raising children who are deaf. The Oscar-winning actor and father, 54, appeared in a new episode of the "Dad Saves America" podcast ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study analyzed and described humor produced by deaf children and humor they appreciated. It examined the relationship between humor and ...

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is setting a new precedent for Deaf representation in its streaming debut. In tandem with the original theatrical cut, Warner Bros. and Max also released an American Sign ...

A pressing concern in the education of deaf children is their lack of academic success as measured by literacy rates. Most deaf children finish high school reading below a fourth-grade level.