Ursula Bellugi, the first to demonstrate that ASL is a true language, died at the age of 91, four years ago today ( April 17, 2022). Credit: Salk Institute Bellugi's research focused on how the brain processes language. She proved it is just as complex, abstract and systematic as spoken language, reports the New York Times . A leading researcher at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies  for nearly 50 years, she studied the linguistic structure and neurological basis of Am

The ASL Storytelling Library has dozens of videos of books told in ASL. The videos are produced by The Texas School for the Deaf. Each one shares a wonderful books through ASL. Find it here .

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:

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...

Marlee Matlin was the featured commencement speaker for Marquette's Class of 2023 this morning. image: Variety video Her son, Brandon...

Justina Miles appeared alongside Rihanna on the livestream of the Eagles-Chiefs showdown during halftime, interpreting the pop star's...

British actress Emilia Jones starred as Ruby in the Academy-Award winning film CODA. In the movie, Ruby is the only hearing member of a...

The Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture is located in Olathe, Kansas, across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. image...

For roughly every 20 deaf people in the state, there are only two interpreters. image from Local 5 video Local 5 spoke with experts who...

A lawsuit has been filed over against the largest healthcare system in Washington state over sign language interpreters. Disability...

Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg told his 111 million followers that he wouldn't watch the video of a deaf TikToker. image from PewDiePie...

The National Hockey League brought in a sign language interpreter for the Commissioner's annual news conference at the Stanley Cup Final....

Emily Jo Noschese is the first deaf student to earn a PhD from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her degree is in linguistics. image...

Signed music is not the same as ASL interpretations or translations of audible songs. Instead, it derives from the shared experiences in...

An online ASL course at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf has attracted worldwide attention, reaching over 100,000 international users...

Singer Olivia Rodrigo walked the Grammys red carpet last night with a sign language interpreter. Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin...

American Sign Language interpreter Elsie Stecker, who is completely deaf, has been named the first-ever official White House ASL...

Four researchers have worked with a team of deaf scientists and software engineers to create the ASL-LEX database. The free and searchable database has information on nearly 3,000 signs and i s a visualization of the ASL lexicon. This helps users examine how signs are organized in the human mind. How does this work? The researchers write: For example, if you looked up “ tease ” in the database, you would learn that this sign is used quite frequently in ASL. A person trying t