Once again, leave it to hackers to turn something trivial and fun into something useful. A group of French hackers have repurposed a Kinect to become, as they call it, “a gesture recognition system” – ...

In feel-good news today, several VRChat players have joined forces to create a Deaf community called Helping Hands. A video has been released by Syrmor which finds a player's anime avatar within ...

A team of deaf engineers known as the "Deafengers" has spearheaded a new Snapchat feature called ASL Alphabet that aims to bridge the divide between the deaf and hearing worlds by helping people learn ...

On the second Friday of each month, the Lafayette American Sign Language Coffee Chat meets over a cup of joe. Starting in 2007, the ASL group was designed for anyone fluent or interested in learning ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Groundbreaking efforts to construct Bhutan's first ever official sign language — and document it so it can be widely shared — marks a major step forward in a country committed to inclusive education.

Melissa Malzkuhn started Motion Light Lab to create sign language learning and literacy resources for Deaf children—using emerging technology and storytelling. Melissa, who is third-generation Deaf, ...