The emotionality of ASL can free you from the trap of precision. By Hannah Seo When I arrived on the second floor of a commercial building in Manhattan for my first sign-language class, a man took one ...

So, you want to learn sign language on a budget. You could be motivated by a desire to understand deaf friends better, communicate with relatives who are hard of hearing, or express yourself after ...

Ubiquitous video technology and social media have given deaf people a new way to communicate. They’re using it to transform American Sign Language. Scroll This is how a deaf person in America would ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times. In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most ...

In 2014, the Oxford English Dictionary, perhaps the most authoritative English dictionary, was compelled to add the word selfie to its pages. And, you know, just as new technology and culture are ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. The most widely-cited study on ...