Hannah Walker didn’t know sign language when her journey began to serve the Deaf community. As a former Journeyman with the ...

Innovative technology has made it possible for people with vision or hearing loss to access information via the web. However, even with those tools, many of today’s web sites make it extremely ...

Those deaf people who have trouble understanding written English could soon be able to access online information faster and easier, according to software experts at a British university who have ...

Watching the election debates as a deaf person without an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter present can make them to feel excluded and ultimately uninformed. Many deaf people in the United ...

Hearing loss can happen at any age. But the issue is more dominant among older adults. The National Institute on Aging says around 1 in 3 people between 65 to 74 suffer from hearing impairment, while ...

In a highly-anticipated sign of the times, a new Web-based TV service in Britain is offering programming for the hearing impaired. Find out why sign-language entertainment is finding a home online.

As convenient as voice assistants have proven themselves to be, these A.I.-powered tools have lagged in their inability to serve the deaf community. But one enterprising computer scientist has ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Many counties and states around the country are establishing requirements to wear masks when in public areas. But for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, this has ...

Kerry Grens of WHYY’s Health and Science Desk, interviews Debbie Trapani, principal of the Delaware School for the Deaf’s elementary school. The Delaware School for the Deaf takes a bilingual approach ...