Berlin-born Zander says she’ll also be rooting for CODA actor Troy Kotsur, the favourite to take the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

The pandemic has shown how much people rely on technology. It has also pushed some developers to speed up improvements to their products. Google is currently working on updates to its Live Transcribe app. CBC's Talia Ricci reports on how...

Snapchat has launched its first features to help users learn American Sign Language through its lenses and a game. The project was spearheaded by hearing-impaired workers, and Cheddar News was joined by Austin Vaday, software engineer at...

Beethoven's now-completed 10th symphony wrapped up with the help of artificial intelligence, music scientists and experienced composers. The final piece is set to release today.

A memorial list of students who died while attending residential schools includes incomplete names, numbers and insensitive nicknames. One child is known only as Dummy Bad Boy, but a CBC News investigation recently uncovered his true...

Sound of Metal is a new film available for digital download in Canada that focuses on a musician's journey into the deaf community. Riz Ahmed’s performance is already creating some Oscar buzz but it’s the depiction of the deaf characters...

Eli Glasner looks back at the best from the world of film in a year where movie magic mostly happened at home in front of the small screen thanks to a global pandemic.

Sound of Metal follows the story of a heavy metal drummer, played by Riz Ahmed, as he loses his hearing. The film debuts in select theatres and on the TIFF digital platform this weekend.

Wearing a face mask has become an uncomfortable fact of life as Europeans leave lockdown. But for deaf people, it has become a barrier to communication. One small Belgian company, Brochage Renaître, decided to do something about it. They...

For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, communicating with others during COVID-19 has become increasingly difficult because of physical distancing and the wearing of face masks.

A hearing and speech impaired 12-year-old is not letting her disability stop her from pursuing her dreams on the ski slopes.

Employment and labour issues were high on the agenda when Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles met Wednesday morning with local unions, employment agencies and nonprofit organizations at a roundtable meeting in Windsor. the CBC's Pratyush...

After more than three decades, a Prince George man has finally achieved his lifelong goal —raising $1 million for the Terry Fox Foundation. Hanna Petersen reports.

Supporters greet Jim Terrion outside Vancouver City Hall in 1990, nine months after he set out on his Silent Walk to raise awareness about people with hearing disabilities. As CBC News reports, Terrion's walk inspired a musician to write...

Two Bronx High School of Science sisters are fighting to get new legislation passed that would require all theaters across the state to provide open caption screenings.

This groundbreaking adaptation of The Little Prince is completely speechless, designed specifically with deaf audiences in mind. Britnei Bilhete was there and gives us this sneak peek.

Students from the ASL club at Fairfield Ludlowe High School are teaching first responders basic signs of American Sign Language that can be used when responding to calls involving deaf individuals or people who are hard of hearing.

Those Roots Within explores minority identities and immigration through signed music, vibrations and lighting. CBC Let’s Go host Sabrina Marandola spoke with one of the show’s co-creators Hodan Youssouf, ahead of the Montreal premiere,...

Tyrone Apak’s family realized he was legally deaf when he was a toddler. Now, he's proudly sharing his story in hope of inspiring others.

By scanning a QR code, riders can use their phones to connect with an interpreter in real-time, who then facilitates conversations with MTA employees.

When Dustin Thompson noticed a lack of support for people who were unhoused, he helped the only way he knew how. Once a month he leads a group of deaf and hard of hearing volunteers to help the unhoused.

When Dustin Thompson noticed a lack of support for people who don't have homes, he helped the only way he knew how: Once a month he leads a group of deaf and hard of hearing volunteers to help people without housing.

The parents of an 18-month-old girl who can hear following groundbreaking gene therapy for deafness have said they are delighted with her progress. Jo Sandy, a 33-year-old secondary school geography teacher, and her husband James, 33,...

School children take part in a rally in support of British Sign Language becoming a recognised language in the UK, outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, as the British Sign Language Private Members' Bill, introduced by Rosie...