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.

(WXYZ) — More than 90% of children who are deaf are born to hearing parents. And it may come as a surprise to you to learn that the vast majority of those parents ...

"Learning ASL was important — not just so I could communicate with Paul and Gina, but so that our future family could grow up connected, inclusive, and understood. It’s a moment I’ll carry with me ...

A post about a teenage son who "blew up" at his parents for not being willing to learn sign language to better communicate with their mute daughter has gone viral on Reddit, where it has received more ...

Melissa Radigraff, who has been a program leader for three years and works with the infant classes, said she has seen reduced ...

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Early learning centers in Tucson are teaching babies as young as six months old to communicate with their hands before they ...

In normal circumstances, parents look forward to the day their child will say the first word. But when the child passes the milestone without uttering a word, most parents are left confused and unable ...

When you’re a hearing child to Deaf parents, it makes sense that everyone understands sign language — even the waves at the beach. At home in Maryland, 3-year-old Luke Moreno’s first language is ...

Two summers ago, Zach Swain took his future father-in-law, Paul, to shoot some hoops, but he had an ulterior motive — he wanted to ask permission to marry Paul's daughter, Hallie Kulick. “He was like, ...

A video of a wedding officiant using sign language for a deaf flower girl has the internet reaching for happy-tear tissues. Christina Pacala, who is the groom’s sister and mom of 22-month-old daughter ...