While “it was fun” writing ad copy for Uncle Ben’s Rice, Kraft Foods, and the like in the ’80s, Milton-born Martha Hall Kelly ...

A few days before I went to Martha's Vineyard, my hearing aids broke. As a deaf person who primarily uses American Sign Language (ASL), my hearing aids provide information about whether sound is ...

Island Signs: The hidden history of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language. Living Longer: Rhode Island-based author William Kole explores how people make it to 100 years of age. My Take: Arlene Violet ...

Rebecca A.R. Edwards, professor of history, gave a public lecture on “Of Seas, Silence, and Signs: The Deaf Community of Martha’s Vineyard in the World of Maritime New England,” on July 20 at the ...

There are no vineyards on Martha's Vineyard. The island got its name from the vine-like growth along the coast. * For more than 200 years, it was home to one of the largest deaf communities in the ...