GIFs can do more than add a sassy quip to the end of your tweet. Now, they can even help you learn a new language. Giphy released an extensive GIF library on Thursday with more than 2,000 words and ...

The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took one ...

Deaf people are at three times higher risk for diabetes, but access to health information in American Sign Language is ...

Plenty of children get antsy when placed on Santa's lap for a picture, but one Maryland toddler went so far as to send an elaborate SOS. Kerry Spencer taught her son how to call for help in sign ...

There are many types of sign language dialects, just like there are Southern drawls, quick talking East Coasters, and other ...

A mom who thought her toddler loved meeting a mall Santa discovered he was signaling for help after looking at a snap of his encounter. Kerry Spencer had taught her kids to baby sign before they could ...

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A California highway patrol officer is being commended for responding to a disturbance call and turning it into a way to help a disabled woman. Workers at a DMV office in Los Angeles, located on Hope ...

A one-year-old boy was so scared of Santa Claus that he used sign language to beg for help while sitting on his lap for a photo. Years ago, Kerry Spencer took her then-toddler son Samuel, who is now a ...