Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took one ...

Have you ever wanted to learn sign language to communicate with family members, friends, or other people who are deaf? If so, you might want to try a new interactive website that uses AI to train you ...

The American Sign Language sign for ‘science’ is two closed fists with thumbs angled down, and each hand moves in small circles in opposite directions. Credit: Glenn Harvey In 2016, a summer ...

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 ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, NBC News, Architectural Digest and elsewhere. He is a crossword junkie and is ...