Crystal O’Kelly, a former student of Buisson, said she nominated Buisson for the Golden Apple Award because he inspired her to follow in his footsteps and become an American Sign Language instructor.

“It’s a fun language to learn,” said fifth-grader Keziah Burman. “It’s hard to remember, is all.” Keziah and fellow fifth-grader London Callender are among the many ASL club members who joined so they ...

A former colleague has paid tribute to Eric Dane after he lost his battle with ALS at just 53, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Brooklyn Lowery, whose 7-year-old daughter Salem is deaf, is happy more future teachers will be trained to help kids listen and speak. While Lowery said she’d be supportive if her daughter wants to ...

The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks meet in the 2026 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday. The Patriots, who won their last title in 2019, will make their 11th overall Super Bowl ...

Fred Beam is the deaf performing artist who will sign the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in American Sign Language at Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa ...

What began as a standard scheduling call quickly shifted when a deaf patient asked for an accommodation she says was repeatedly dismissed. “I wanted to share this to show how hard it is to receive ...

In a move that city and state officials hope will save lives, the Federal Communications Commission this week published a long-delayed order mandating the expansion of cellphone emergency alerts to ...

Deaf people are at three times higher risk for diabetes, but access to health information in ASL is limited. The first diabetes information website primarily in ASL has launched. The site includes ...

While working with a patient whose spouse had committed infidelity, the patient told me that many of her memories had been “tarnished.” “I look back at what I used to think were happy memories with a ...

The Trump administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that sign language interpreters are included at White House events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the ...

I trained as an English teacher and in seminary as an ethicist. Our words must have meaning and correspond to our actions. Killing helpless people in a destroyed boat is a war crime or murder. Making ...