WINNIPEG – Manitoba will set aside up to $40,000 a year to help deaf children participating in amateur sport communicate with their teammates, coaches and game officials following a human rights ...

So, long before my wife Claudia and I had our son, Rupert, 16 months ago, we’d already discussed the importance of bringing him up with both speech and sign language from birth. And that’s exactly ...

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 ...

Manitoba’s accessibility minister hinted her office is drafting legislation to increase access to and recognition of American ...

A chance encounter between a teenager and a blind and deaf man on a cross-country flight last week has gone viral on social media — making the experience now one the pair will never forget. On June ...

Wanda Blackett, who is hard of hearing, didn't learn sign language until she went to university. As Ontario high schools offer new classes, she's glad that kids like Mila Davies, 9, will have the ...

Panaji: Forty sign language interpreters are in Goa to help persons with disabilities participate in the International Purple Fest, which will formally begin on Monday. Its first pre-event is a ...