The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Whether you want to better connect with the ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

"Learning ASL was important so that our future family could grow up connected, inclusive, and understood," Zachary tells PEOPLE Films by Ry | @filmsbyry Zachary Swain spent months secretly learning ...

Marguerite Koole does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...