Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deaf students at the Khulani Special School learning sign language. Leisa Tyler/LightRocket via Getty Images What was the process ...

Dr Diane Bell is affiliated with the Carel du Toit Trust, a Not-for-Profit Organisation that supports children who are deaf. According to the World Health Organisation report on hearing, mild hearing ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Bongumusa Manana, a 19-year-old deaf student who studies in a township in Johannesburg, sees South Africa's move to recognise sign as an official language as a huge ...

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 ...

Google Doodle is honoring Kenyan Sign Language creator Professor Okoth Okombo on what would have been his 71st birthday. On Monday, the Kenyan professor and author was highlighted in Google search.

As South Africa marks International Sign Language Day on September 23, two Sign Language interpreters are being recognised for their vital role in ensuring deaf audiences are included in national news ...

University of the Free State provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Sign language is on its way to become the 12th official language in South Africa after parliament recently agreed ...