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Among the language programs at Tufts, American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the smallest. Over the past three decades, however, the program has been growing in popularity. Within the Department of ...

As students in the University’s American Sign Language program enter their classroom, they immediately fall silent. The mode of communication shifts from vocal chords and shaped lips to hand gestures ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed a controversial resolution in May that places deaf and hard-of-hearing children in a bilingual American Sign Language and English program. But ...