For decades it was illegal to teach ASL in US schools. PBS explains why in this video.

Hollywood Insider's Alexa Sutherland picks her "top five favorite films and television where American Sign Language is heavily featured." She writes: The first time I ever truly remember seeing ASL on TV was ABC Family’s hit show ‘Switched at Birth’ and instantly fell in love with the language. Watch the video below to see her top five picks:

Ursula Bellugi, the first to demonstrate that ASL is a true language, died at the age of 91, two years ago today (April 17, 2022)....

On March 29, 1976, Louise Fletcher accepted an Academy Award for her role in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest." She had played the...

The 988 crisis hotline is a service of the US government adding an ASL option for callers. The US Department of Health and Human Services...

Deaf Broadway is a relatively new organization staging an ASL version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. image from Associated Press video...