When Dylan Heuer was 7 months old, he became deaf from meningitis, and he received a cochlear implant when he was 3. Heuer’s parents learned sign language, and when he played Little League baseball, ...

The online American Sign Language (ASL) courses and certificates teach learners how to effectively communicate in ASL. Students in these courses also learn about the Deaf Community and Deaf culture, ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time, recruits of the Indiana University Police Academy will receive formal training and deaf training awareness in American Sign Language. Officer and student, Brennan ...

When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 29. Where: Corbin Park, 501 W. Park Place. Info: Sponsored by Spokane Public Schools, the event promises “an evening of fun, food and friendship” through games, free food and ...

In a typical classroom at Sacramento State, the words “poop,” “diaper,” “bathroom” and other potty language are seldom heard. But this is not a typical classroom. “Promoting Rich Accessible Language ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — Jeanette Grimaldi is deaf — but that didn't stop her from learning about the animals at the Aquarium of Niagara, with the help of an interpreter. During the sea lion and ...

LEADER, KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE, A SPECIAL SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS IN CENTRAL IOWA STARTED OFF AS A WAY TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE GAME OF BASEBALL. BUT AS I FOUND OUT, THE IOWA BASEBALL CAMP FOR THE DEAF ...

I entered my third-year medical rotations with the same mix of excitement and apprehension that comes with every "first day of school." I was eager to be challenged and anxious to meet patients from ...

American Sign Language is a dynamic living language with approximately 1 million users in the United States and Canada. A minor in ASL provides students with the ability to conceptualize language in a ...