Just in time for Halloween!
Halloween is right around the corner! Among the plethora of thrillers, horrors, and suspenseful action films there are a few that feature deaf characters-we’ve scouted them out and listed them by their average score from critics. Here is a list of the films from lowest to highest review scores-all scores are taken from IMDB and […] More
This jazz and pop singer is a Cincinnati, Ohio native.
The America’s Got Talent Semi-Finalists for 2017 included 29-year-old singer and song writer Mandy Harvey, who is deaf and very talented. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and specializes in jazz and pop music. Born with hearing problems, Mandy Harvey started singing at a very young age. In high school, she was named the “Top […] More
Lal Daggy has been making headlines with his raps
Before he became Lal Daggy, Douglas Munyendo was listening and dancing to various musicians who came on the radio and televisions as a child in Nairobi, Kenya. It was when he was five years old that he became very sick and lost his hearing. A childhood of music quickly silenced After becoming deaf, he was […] More
How can music be transmitted to deaf people? Have you ever imagined a music video clip that deaf community could understand and enjoy? Now this is possible thanks to María Siebald, a Chilean actress and musician whose main goal is to make music video clips for the deaf community. She was born in 1980, and […] More
This is the first time in history that Japan has captioned an animated film for nationwide theaters
Japan just premiered their first-ever nationwide captioned animated movie in theaters with Koe no Katachi. This film was borne from the theme of disability and bullying, it’s about a girl who is deaf and the title literally translates to A Silent Voice (or The Shape of Voice.) The story is from a manga (comic) written […] More
John McGinty plays the role of Quasimodo
For the first time ever, a deaf actor is playing a classical deaf character It’s not very common to see deaf actors having leading roles in plays. However, Disney just gave a huge step forward in promoting deaf talent. Even though this is not their first time having deaf actors, this is the first time […] More
The Script’s Hall of Fame includes a deaf ballerina in its narrative (Full video on the bottom of page) You can be who you want to be as long as you put in the time and effort, which is the entire message of The Script’s music video Hall of Fame featuring will.I.am. The video […] More
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