About Sign Language
Sign languages are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulations in combination with non-manual elements. Sign languages are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon.
Sarah Sunny: How India's first deaf lawyer made history in Supreme Court
... The 27-year-old first appeared before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in September after the court made an exception and allowed a Sign Language interpreter to assist her with the arguments...
Angela Rayner: Labour big-hitter who beat the odds
... After having her first son at 16, Ms Rayner studied part-time at college, learning British Sign Language and gaining a vocational qualification in social care...
Reading and Leeds: The interpreters performing songs for deaf fans at the festivals
... For deaf audience members, the increased use of on-site Sign Language interpreters means the experience will be just as thrilling...
British sign language gets climate change update
...By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsDeaf scientists and Sign Language experts have created hundreds of new signs for British Sign Language (BSL)...
US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
... Mr Call, who uses American Sign Language to communicate, says he was " handcuffed" while grappling with a snake so large that he at first mistook it for a fallen tree...
Woman who couldn't read at 16 to graduate with degree
... " I also learned British Sign Language and I m qualified in it too and I hope to eradicate that barrier for people as well, " she said...
Rose Ayling-Ellis calls for free access to sign language lessons
...By Lucy WallisBBC NewsActress Rose Ayling-Ellis is calling for Sign Language lessons to be made freely available to those who need them - such as the parents and guardians of deaf children...
Deaf Awareness Week 2023: 'I want to be a role model for other deaf people'
... Paula Clarke, who has been acting for over 20 years, was born deaf and grew up fluent in British Sign Language...
