We can all go on and on about the importance of learning another language. It's usually offered in grade school but then ...

After an illness during pregnancy deafened Doug and Naomi Foley’s baby, they got a call from a friend of the family who had a deaf and blind son. Her emphatic message: Learn American Sign Language.

NEWTON, Massachusetts -- A Massachusetts neighborhood is coming together to make sure one of its youngest residents has a voice. This silent approach is speaking volumes. Two years ago, Glenda and ...

Six-month-old Jane McCullough "signs" right along with her grandparents. Jane McCullough, a 6-month-old baby, has watched her parents and grandparents, who are both deaf, communicate using American ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Augustine mother hopes a now-viral moment between her baby and her parents who are deaf will inspire other parents to sign their children up for sign language classes. Mara ...

After watching her deaf grandparents using American Sign Language, a 5½-month-old St. Augustine baby named Jane has begun mimicking their gestures to try to communicate with them herself. One of her ...

Correction: The original video with this piece did not include captioning for some of the American Sign Language seen on screen. The video has been updated to include ...

The moment a flight attendant made a deaf infant's first holiday even more "memorable" by unexpectedly using sign language has gone viral on TikTok. Newsweek spoke to Callie Foster, 35, and her ...

A powerful collaboration among two universities and a tech giant is working to develop a mobile app that will enable parents of deaf children to more easily learn American Sign Language. The game is ...

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A baby attempting to communicate with her deaf grandparents through sign language has gone viral on TikTok. The video, posted by Mara McCullough, 27, showcases her daughter sitting in her baby rocker, ...