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 ...
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 (should he be born hearing) ...
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 ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Many assume that sign language is exclusively for the hearing-impaired and those affiliated with this community, and therefore see no need to learn it. Others might be daunted by the ...