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 ...

A British-South African endurance swimmer has crossed the finish line of a roughly 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard.

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 ...