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I’ve always been intrigued by movies about cults ever since I first saw Martha Marcy May Marlene and Midsommar. There’s ...
In the Academy Award-winning movie “CODA,” the Deaf characters don’t use their voices to speak. Some hearing viewers will probably see this as a negative thing; they may imagine the silence, and ...
British filmmaker Ted Evans knows he and his all-deaf cast have made something special after they made history at TIFF: ...
If you watched one of Jacksonville’s Hurricane Milton briefings, you saw Mayor Donna Deegan standing at a lectern, a row of officials behind her, a deaf interpreter beside her. If you’re like me, even ...
The language allowed deaf, gay people to communicate discreetly. During the Aids epidemic, it became even more important in the midst of stigma and misinformation. Mary, who by then was a nurse, said ...
American Sign Language is now the third most popular language college students choose to learn. According to the Modern Language Association most recent report, 107,060 students in higher education ...
Ryan Commerson, a vp at inclusive communications company Sorenson — which partnered with the gaming giant to make the channel happen — likens this milestone to experiencing closed captioning on TV ...
A heartwarming moment between a cast member portraying Princess Anna at Disneyland and a deaf guest is going viral. Theme park characters have been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons ...
At the White House, the president, the first lady and the press secretary are usually the most familiar faces. But for thousands of Americans, a box in the right-hand corner of the White House ...
"Whenever they're together, Emerson is always finding a way to lean on Nick." A man who was born deaf is now the owner of a sweet puppy who is also unable to hear. Nick Abbott, 31, of Maine, adopted ...
"The Simpsons" will feature a deaf actor on Sunday for the first time in its 33-year history. Even though the characters in the show have only four fingers, they'll use American Sign Language in the ...
Branton Stewart is a Certified Deaf Interpreter who's signing at Coachella this year. Stewart's job isn't just to translate the lyrics — it's to communicate the culture and emotion behind the show.