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 (should he be born hearing) ...

How often have you wished so badly that you could understand what your baby is trying to convey? When your little one cries, you know they need something, but you have gone through all the essentials ...

A few months ago, my 1 year old son started whining. For the first five seconds of his moans, I frantically looked around for what he could possibly want. I came up empty-handed. Fearing his whines ...

Six-month-old Jane McCullough "signs" right along with her grandparents. Jane McCullough, a 6-month-old baby, has watched her parents and grandparents, who are both deaf, communicate using American ...

A mom who thought her toddler loved meeting a mall Santa discovered he was signaling for help after looking at a snap of his encounter. Kerry Spencer had taught her kids to baby sign before they could ...

Staff say they do it in baby steps, incorporating sign language throughout the day. “When they’re ready to eat, they sign to us that they’re ready to eat so we’ll sign that to them,” said Victoria ...

After watching her deaf grandparents using American Sign Language, a 5½-month-old St. Augustine baby named Jane has begun mimicking their gestures to try to communicate with them herself. One of her ...

*** beautiful relationship between *** granddaughter and her grandparents. She always lights up whenever she watches them signing to her. She gets really excited before she can talk and walk. Baby.

Access to language is essential for the Deaf community, but it isn't always guaranteed — especially in isolated parts of ...