WEST JORDAN, Utah — Silence dominates one classroom in the Jordan School District, and the teacher leading the class won’t have it any other way. Rae Boren teaches American Sign Language at Copper ...

I want to do something a little bit different today, and I think we're gonna be doing it, um, going forward, Virginia, Um, and her staff have been really incredible at helping to make sure that ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

So, you want to learn sign language on a budget. You could be motivated by a desire to understand deaf friends better, communicate with relatives who are hard of hearing, or express yourself after ...

Six students come into a classroom at the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center in Salt Lake City. There’s a yellow sign on the door: “Deaf and Musician at play.” The students greet each other and their ...

NAMPA — There's a classroom at Nampa High School where everyone converses at once, but it's still quieter than the library. It is the American Sign Language Club. The students often practice signing ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

We all communicate through words, either by speaking or writing. Very rarely, we use nods, or some simple hand signs to communicate. Unfortunately, there are deaf people in the world who cannot hear ...