Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spoken word without spoken words—ASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL).

“EKU is home to the only accredited ASL interpreter education program in Kentucky,” said EKU President David McFaddin.

Rings can interpret gestures better than cameras or gloves, according to the study. These rings can quickly turn sign ...

People fluent in sign language may simultaneously keep words and signs in their minds as they read, according to an international team of researchers. People fluent in sign language may simultaneously ...

Some 500,000 Americans use American Sign Language (ASL). For deaf users of ASL, communication with those not fluent in the language can be a challenge. Though most deaf-born Americans learn spoken ...

Sign language can be complex to learn because movements are difficult to convey without watching someone do them. This video dictionary helps you learn new words in sign language with actual humans ...

For years, inventors have been trying to convert some sign language words and letters into text and speech. Now a pair of University of Washington undergraduates have created gloves called SignAloud.

For years, inventors have been trying to convert some sign language words and letters into text and speech. Now a pair of University of Washington undergraduates have created gloves called SignAloud.

Roozbeh Jafari’s contraption straps onto the arm of anyone who uses American Sign Language and translates the arcs and flicks of their hand and wrist into written English. The words are then sent to a ...