Education

Most hearing families try hard. They still get certain things wrong — not from indifference, but from never having been told. Here are the patterns we see most often.

You’ll notice we capitalize “Deaf” throughout this site. That’s deliberate. Here’s the convention, where it came from, and why it matters.

Not all signing is the same. ASL, SEE, and PSE are three different systems that hearing families often encounter without knowing the difference. Here’s what each one is, when you’ll see it, and how to choose.

ASL has its own grammar, its own syntax, and a structure that has nothing to do with English. Here’s what the linguistic research actually says.

You don’t need to be fluent in sign language to make a Deaf child feel included this holiday season. Five signs, learned in five minutes, can change the whole moment.

Most Deaf children miss the conversation flowing around the family dinner table every night. Researchers call it dinner table syndrome — and its effects reach far beyond mealtime.