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sign language

Olga Sviridenko (left), who is deaf, signs with her family at a shelter in Romania. 
Refugees
Navigating war without sound: Ukraine’s deaf refugees
Christine Sun Kim is shown signing and standing in front of her art featuring a pie chart titled "Shit Hearing People Say To Me."
Arts, Culture & Media
Artist Christine Sun Kim on ‘deaf rage,’ the Super Bowl and the power of sound
Sign language in India
Justice
With a deaf community of millions, hearing India is only just beginning to sign
An octopus displays pale color and stretches out one arm before it withdraws from an approaching octopus. The approaching octopus displays dark color, stands tall, and spreads its web and arms.
Science
Is there such a thing as octopus sign language?
Two high ranking male chimps bond.
Environment
A ‘lexicon’ of chimp gestures may tell us things about our own language
Sports
On the ball field there’s only one language that matters — baseball
Arts, Culture & Media
Interpreting music into American Sign Language
Expanding the Sign Language Lexicon for Science
American Sign Language on the Brink of Extinction