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What Sign Language Teaches Us About the Organization of Language
For decades, people believed that language was mostly arbitrary—words and signs with no direct connection to their meaning. But our new...
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Jan 22 min read
ASL Citizen: A New Dataset for Sign Language Technology
Imagine being able to look up an unfamiliar ASL sign by simply demonstrating it to your device. Whether you're a fluent signer or just...
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Jan 22 min read
Academic Outcomes for Deaf Children With Hearing Caregivers
A study published in The Journal of Special Education  (2024) by Erin Finton, Wyatte C. Hall, Michele Berke, Ronald Bye, Stuart Ikeda,...
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How Hearing Caregivers Learn Sign Language
Our recent study, in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development " Hearing parents as sign language learners"Â by Elana...
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What does learning ASL look like for hearing parents?
Research tells us that exposing deaf and hard of hearing children to ASL from an early age has a wide range of benefits, spanning...
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Dec 13, 20242 min read
Seeing Language: How Parents and Children Build Connection
Understanding the Dynamics of Visual Attention in ASL Learning American Sign Language (ASL) is all about seeing and using signs to...
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Oct 24, 20243 min read
Building a Positive Self-Identity in Deaf Children: The Role of Deaf Role Models and Peers
As a doctor working with deaf or hard of hearing children, you have the opportunity to support not only their health but also their...
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Early Language Access: A Guide for Healthcare Providers
Why Early Language Access is So Important As a healthcare provider working with deaf or hard of hearing children, ensuring they have full...
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