I am Iori Arakawa, a sign language interpreter. I share a wide range of information related to sign language.I have currently ...

In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie peers at a computer screen. Wherever she looks, an eye tracker follows — recording her gaze patterns for future analysis. The baby, ...

For centuries, scientists believed that words are essentially random sounds that are given meaning. For example, there’s nothing about the sound of the word “dog” that tells you what it means—it’s ...

More than 70 million deaf or hard-of-hearing people globally use sign language, but there's an acute shortage of interpreters. Silence Speaks is a British startup that wants to bridge that gap with an ...

Signing was once viewed by experts and the public as a substandard practice — one that could hinder a deaf individual's ability to communicate with hearing people. Thanks in part to funding by the U.S ...