More than 50,000 have taken part in British Sign Language (BSL) lessons run by a Deaf and partially-sighted 15-year-old boy. Tyrese Dibba was born with CHARGE syndrome. Picture: Sense Tyrese Dibba, ...

Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis is calling for sign language lessons to be made freely available to those who need them - such as the parents and guardians of deaf children. The current funding for sign ...

When I began my role as a university equality, diversity and inclusion consultant, I had only a surface-level understanding of British Sign Language (BSL) and the experiences of BSL users. I knew ...

Which products to learn sign language are best? Sign language features its own structure. It is one of the most popular languages in the United States and varies in structure across the world. There ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

Millions of people use sign language, but the methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly as those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that ...

The chief executive of a charity for people with hearing impairments says everyone should learn some basic sign language. Jenni Dawkins from Deafconnect, external, in Northampton, believes people who ...

When Strictly Come Dancing crowned Rose Ayling-Ellis as its 2021 winner, nearly 12 million viewers watched history being made. Her win marked a turning point in UK media, reshaping how Deaf culture ...