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The Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow launched its spring semester of American Sign Language classes on Tuesday evening.

CRESSON Mount Aloysius College’s American Sign Language/English Interpreting Bachelor of Arts program has been reaccredited by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education through Dec. 31, 2035.

As the United States faces a critical shortage of certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, Salt Lake Community College is working to meet the growing demand. There is roughly one ...

Rebecca Darden-Perry, director of the proposed Darden-Perry Academy, and Lorelei “Stella” Mancuso. (Photo by Rebecca Darden-Perry) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A proposal is underway to bring New Hanover ...

Milwaukee Sign Language School, which hosts the district’s American Sign Language program, was one of many schools dealing with ongoing teacher vacancies in the district. (Photo by Jonathan Aguilar / ...

County and state leaders joined forces last week with the deaf and hard of hearing advocacy community to recognize the advancements in accessibility over the last eight years of the Murphy ...

COTTONWOOD— The Mingus Union Governing Board convened Dec. 11 and discussed proposed courses for Spring 2026 and the 2026-17 fiscal year. The board ultimately approved all seven new courses. Included ...

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to ...

LEWISBURG — A rule of “no talking” anchored the Donald Heiter Community Center’s “Deaf Social,” an area-first gathering that brought together Deaf residents, hearing allies and American Sign Language ...

ROANOKE, Va. – At Virginia Heights School, the faces of children light up when they see toys that look just like them, complete with hearing aids and other assistive devices. The Toy Like Me program ...

RIT is teaming up with Gallaudet University to prepare the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) researchers and practitioners who will develop AI for everyone. The universities received a ...