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 ...

Learn American Sign Language basics — including signs for New Orleans-specific words that are familiar to the local deaf community — at 6 p.m. June 30 on Zoom with the New Orleans Public Library. The ...

From their earliest years, children born deaf often find themselves grasping for ways to be understood. Gestures and expressions become lifelines, yet too often, those signals fall on uncomprehending ...