Troy Kotsur made history at the Oscars on Sunday. The 53-year-old star is the first deaf male actor to win an Oscar and second deaf performer overall. It was a standout moment of the show when Kotsur, ...

Students in BU’s Deaf studies program cheer for the women’s soccer team at a game against Harvard University Wednesday night. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF On the night of the ...

Everyone knows the ending to “Cinderella.” The poor-servant girl finds her prince and marries him, living happily ever after. The curtain falls, the actors bow and the room is filled with applause.

When she finished, in place of applause, audience members raised their hands in the air and waved them enthusiastically. What looked a little like a game of charades to the casual observer was ...