Growing up on Oʻahu in the 1950s, Maile Keamoai-Kane learned a lot from her father: how to prepare laulau, gather ʻopihi, and catch and clean fish. He never excluded her. But being deaf, Keamoai-Kane ...

Allan Hancock College film studies instructor Tim Webb recently completed a short documentary for Himbaland Indigenous ...

In the video for Ryan Beatty’s new single, “Secret Language”—released today as the first single off his fourth album, Sweet Fortune, arriving later this month—the musician stands against a Hockney ...

Philadelphia is a diverse and multilingual city, and the opportunities to pick up another language and engage with those who speak it are everywhere. Language-learning apps, classes, and tutors can be ...

A look into Namibia’s complex historical connection with Germany, exploring how colonial history shaped architecture, culture, and towns that still reflect this past today while uncovering the lasting ...

When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language ...

Songs sung by iconic Disney characters will be re-released in American Sign Language in Disney Animation’s "Songs in Sign Language." The musical sequences will debut on Disney+ to celebrate National ...

The entire west coast of Namibia in Southern Africa is bounded by the Namib Desert, which means “vast place” in the Nama language. Exploring this remote region takes you to red sand dunes, clay pans, ...

Disney is releasing new versions of musical sequences from “Frozen 2,” “Encanto” and “Moana 2” in an effort to better connect with the disability community. The sequences from some of Disney’s most ...

Ahead of its debut on April 27, Disney has shared a first look at footage from Songs in Sign Language, its collaboration with the Deaf West Theatre that reimagined and animated songs from Frozen 2, ...

In the short-form development ecosystem at Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), it’s heartening to see an abundance of fresh ideas and experimentation. Aside from its ongoing Short Circuit program, ...