In this article we discuss the practice and politics of translanguaging in the context of deaf
signers. Applying the translanguaging concept to deaf signers brings a different perspective …

The sociolinguistics of sign languages parallels as well as complements the sociolinguistics
of spoken languages. All of the key areas of sociolinguistics, such as multilingualism …

Most D/HH learners experience language deprivation because they lack full access to a
comprehensible language input. Sometimes, this language deprivation continues through …

It has become increasingly clear that current threats to global linguistic diversity are not
restricted to the loss of spoken languages. Signed languages are vulnerable to familiar …

Purpose: Returning genetic results to research participants is gaining momentum in the
USA. It is believed to be an important step in exploring the impact of efforts to translate …

The idea that deaf intermarriage increases the prevalence of deafness was forcefully
pushed in the late 19th century by Alexander Graham Bell, in proceedings published by the …

Critical pedagogy and social justice education have gained increasing attention in recent
years in many subject matters, and world language education has been no exception to this …

Purpose Deaf/hard of hearing (HoH) individuals can benefit from precision medicine
research (PMR) but are underrepresented in mainstream health research and may …

The word philosophy in American Sign Language (ASL) used to be synonymous with the
contemporary ASL word for “wise”—a fist with an extended bent index finger positioned at …

An excellent study of genetics and deafness is Martha's Vineyard, a small island off the
Massachusetts coast that was once known to have a sizable deaf population. This …