ASL Curb cuts—those small ramps at the edge of sidewalks—were not always a given. ASL Curb cuts—those small ramps at the edge of sidewalks—are now a standard part of city design, but they didn’t exist ...

An advocate for deaf people and rights, American Sign Language Lecturer Jerry Covell is aiming to bring ASL and Deaf culture courses to SIUE, as well as create an ASL minor for students.

One year ago, senior Ellyn Skodack switched her major to communicative sciences and disorders. In making this transition she decided that she wanted to learn American Sign Language, or ASL, a skill ...

On April 15, 1817, the American School for the Deaf opened. That date is now marked every year by ASL Day. Today, around one million people use American Sign Language (ASL) as their main way to ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

Starting the journey to learn a new language isn’t so simple. With myriad online resources for language learners, you need to do your due diligence to ensure you’re using high-quality tools to ...