In the 1970s, a group of deaf Nicaraguan schoolchildren invented a new language. The kids were the first to enrol in Nicaragua’s new wave of special education schools. At first, they struggled with ...
The word "deaf" isn't just an adjective for Paula MacDonald — it's part of her identity. Growing up, she attended the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville, Ont., where she learned ...
Soon after Ariya Ahona began learning American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Toronto, she realized that language would be only one of the many things she’d be learning. That’s because in ...
The deaf community in Nova Scotia is rallying to preserve a sign language that's unique to the region. Maritime Sign Language is still used by older people in Atlantic Canada, but it hasn't been ...
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