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Apr 17, 20241 min read
Sign Language Pioneer Died two years ago today
Ursula Bellugi, the first to demonstrate that ASL is a true language, died at the age of 91, two years ago today (April 17, 2022)....

Aug 24, 20221 min read
The Complexity of the CODA Experience
A CODA at Harvard has developed a survey that attempts to “capture the nuance and textures of CODA experiences and identities.” image...

Jul 20, 20221 min read
Restoring Hearing with Beams of Light
Researchers in Germany say they've come up with a new cochlear implant that uses beams of light. image from the Institute for Auditory...

Apr 30, 20221 min read
College Interpreting Program Awarded more than Two Million
The Idaho State University sign language interpreting program is getting a federal grant of $2.1 million. image: Elizabeth Schniedewind...

Apr 1, 20221 min read
An interactive ASL database
Four researchers have worked with a team of deaf scientists and software engineers to create the ASL-LEX database. The free and...

Dec 30, 20211 min read
Study: Cochlear implants really help deaf children with autism
Cochlear implants can go a long way toward helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) understand spoken language and enhance...

Oct 27, 20211 min read
To baby brains, language is language, whether signed or spoken
New research shows that it is experiencing language and not sounds that helps with brain development. Some parents of deaf children have...

Apr 23, 20211 min read
Research on reproductive health experiences of deaf women
Researchers at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf are launching the first national survey on the understanding deaf women have...

Apr 21, 20211 min read
Sign Language can impact children as early as 5 months old
A National Technical Institute for the Deaf researcher used eye-tracking technology to determine patterns in deaf babies with signing...

Apr 15, 20211 min read
Advances in Deaf Education
The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes has new research about the barriers deaf students face in higher education. Read about...