Eighteen years ago, deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, passed alerts hand to hand and pulled fire alarms to agitate for a deaf president. This week, as the university prepared to ...

The International Week of Deaf People has been celebrated during the last full week of September. This week, we come together to recognise that deaf people have our own communities, our own cultures, ...

Growing up, it was just me and my Mum. I’m an only child, raised by a single deaf parent, and for most of my childhood I didn’t realise how unusual that might seem to other people. To me, it was ...

Hi everyone, I’m Samera, and I want to share my journey of learning British Sign Language (BSL) — as well as an exciting ...

In 1921, Kikue Ukai’s parents enrolled her in the California School for the Deaf, from which she graduated at the age of 18. In 1923, Kikue enrolled at Gallaudet. Kikue frequently contributed to ...

More than three decades ago, a week-long protest on a college campus caught the attention of the whole country and led to resignations of university officials. But you probably don't know about it.

As productions re-open this fall, the global team is illustrating what Deaf audiences actually need to fully experience theater's vast stage canon. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer As ...