North Augusta High School student starts American Sign Language club so students can communicate with other students

When North Augusta High School junior Listte Ramirez found out that some students had a hearing impairment and were unable to ...
Los Angeles Times

Culture over Country: Why American Sign Language deserves a place in foreign language curriculum

American Sign Language (ASL), used by half a million Americans, is the fourth most studied foreign language at colleges and universities. Despite its critical role for those who can't use spoken ...
Washington Post

How to sign ‘gay’ or ‘queer’? American Sign Language users don’t agree.

Languages around the world are changing rapidly to become more inclusive of LGBTQ+ identities. But for people who use American Sign Language, finding a visual and conceptual way to represent an inner ...
Mental Floss

The Listener: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the Father of American Sign Language

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet’s story begins with a little girl. In the early 1800s, Gallaudet arrived back home in Hartford, Connecticut, to visit his family after completing his education in two seeming ...
Purdue University

American Sign Language

Purdue University is dedicated to providing comprehensive and interactive curricula for students interested in learning American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language. Purdue’s online ASL courses ...