The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.

Anne Frank is probably the most famous Holocaust victim, known for the diary she wrote while hiding from the Nazis in a ...

St. Laurent School’s Michif Language Program has received a rare piece of local history: a “Bombardier Crossing” sign donated ...

At RootsTech 2026, deaf actress Marlee Matlin called for accessible genealogy, saying inclusion is a ‘historical responsibility’ ...

Actress Marlee Matlin, who is deaf, took to the 2026 RootsTech stage on Thursday, March 5, to give a keynote about inclusion and belonging through family history. She was proceeded by FamilySearch CEO ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like ...

Disney Animation's 'Songs in Sign Language' will feature three new animated musical sequences from recent movies reimagined in American Sign Language.

February is a month filled with celebration of Black history and culture, highlighting identities that were once unrecognized ...

An ancient finding from 40,000 years ago could help fill in a missing chapter in human history about how we developed one of our greatest advantages ...

New discoveries of Stone Age symbols in Germany could push back the history of writing by over 30,000 years, potentially ...

Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

Inside the decidedly modern campaign to revitalize a lost language (that some say isn’t truly a language). Scottish poet and social media influencer Len Pennie grew up speaking both Scots and English.