Like one who might communicate in ASL or BSL (4)

I believe the answer is:

deaf

(Other definitions for deaf that I've seen before include "Refusing to hear (entreaty)" , "Lacking hearing" , "Unhearing" , "Rudely confident" , "Audibly challenged" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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