For years, Keith Wann’s deaf father misunderstood why the dog got shot in the movie Old Yeller. “I’m 8 years old and signing ‘rabbit’ instead of ‘rabies,’ and my father thinks he got shot because he ...

Theater audiences are never too old to learn a few things from the stage in addition to being enlightened and entertained, and the Goodman Theatre’s annual run of “A Christmas Carol” is no exception, ...

Across all performative mediums, today’s Deaf creatives are celebrating, protecting and sharing their distinct mode of communication. By Jake Nevins LAST AUGUST, several months into lockdown, Raven ...

Even though Cameron Akitt grew up hard of hearing, for him British Sign Language is a second language. English is his first. An avid gamer, subtitles supplement what he hears, correcting things he may ...

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 ...