Ever since Rose Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf contestant to compete on Strictly Come Dancing, the number of people wanting to learn British Sign Language (BSL) has surged. Ayling-Ellis is often ...

Premieres Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app POV recounts the powerful story of Lawand, a young Kurdish boy, deaf since birth and his transformative journey to communicate through ...

As Tina walks onto the stage in front of hundreds of people she is beaming. She's collecting her British Sign Language (BSL) certificate which is the culmination of a journey that began with tragedy. ...

Alex Greenwood will warm up for England’s game against Sweden tonight wearing a shirt with her name spelled in British Sign Language. The Lionesses have been given special warm-up tops which use the ...

Signature, the UK’s leading awarding body for deaf communication and language qualifications, has announced the release of five new episodes to its free ‘School of Signs’ programme, now used in ...

Kind-hearted neighbours of a deaf schoolgirl learned sign language so that she could go trick-or-treating for the first time. Six-year-old Ada Hawkes, who was diagnosed as profoundly deaf at 18 months ...

A group of Basildon students have been named British Sign Language ambassadors following an initiative introduced in tutor time. Students at the Basildon Lower Academy have been recognised for their ...

In the UK there is a growing interest among hearing people to learn British Sign Language (BSL). Many mainstream schools are starting BSL clubs. This is a positive development in some ways ...

Comedian John Bishop has been praised for a moving documentary that saw him learn British Sign Language for his deaf son, and perform a signed stand-up show. Part of it included the father and son ...