Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

On the rare occasions I witness people speaking to each other in sign language, I have to admire. The speed of the hands partnered with the expressive facial movements suggests a riveting conversation ...

AS WITH spoken languages, there is no “universal” sign language. Different countries have their own versions, which are related to local cultural and religious backgrounds. For example, American Sign ...

Dr. Lanny Real Bird (left) signs “I know” or “that’s right” to Floyd Favel (right) who is checking that Real Bird knows what he’s indicating. One summer, when the theatre artist Floyd Favel was in his ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

A Kenyan entrepreneur who designed an app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars has won a major award for African innovation. “Think of it as Google Translate for sign ...

First DVC company in the world to introduce a new platform feature brings sign language AI into large-scale, real-world customer service By integrating sign language AI as a native part of our ...

Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing. By Ephrat Livni Like other K-pop sensations, Big Ocean sings, raps, dances and ...