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Millicent Simmonds, the 18-year-old American actress and deaf activist, will play Helen Keller in a new feature film, Helen & Teacher. Rachel Brosnahan, who played “Midge” Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, will play her teacher Annie Sullivan. Helen & Teacher Helen & Teacher is based on an […]

Filmed entirely during the pandemic, We Hear You – a new documentary on hearing loss – was named the Best Film on Disability at the Cannes World Film Festival. This not only makes it a candidate for winning the prestigious annual Cannes 2022, it also adds to the film’s existing success at the Montreal Independent Film Festival

British free-to-air public-service television network Channel 4 has been without captioning since a fire suppressant system at a London broadcast centre destroyed hard disks on September 25. The channel’s captioning, signing, and audio description services are unlikely to return until mid-November, according to the provider, almost two months after the outage. This has left many viewers,

British free-to-air public-service television network Channel 4 has been without captioning since a fire suppressant system at a London broadcast centre destroyed hard disks on September 25. The channel’s captioning, signing, and audio description services are unlikely to return until mid-November, according to the provider, almost two months after the outage. This has left many viewers,

As a deaf writer, I love reading the many works by deaf and hard-of-hearing authors. Here is a curated list of some of my favorite deaf authors, both past and present. Asphyxia Born in Melbourne, Australia, Asphyxia likes to keep much of her personal life personal. That includes going by the nickname Asphyxia. She is

As a deaf writer, I love reading the many works by deaf and hard-of-hearing authors. Here is a curated list of some of my favorite deaf authors, both past and present. Asphyxia Born in Melbourne, Australia, Asphyxia likes to keep much of her personal life personal. That includes going by the nickname Asphyxia. She is

Rose Ayling-Ellis is a winner in so many ways. It remains to be seen whether the deaf “EastEnders” actress will walk off with Giovanni Pernice as the outright winner of this year’s “Strictly Come Dancing,” but according to viewers, she has an excellent chance. “Strictly Come Dancing” The series “Strictly Come Dancing,” known to its legion

Rose Ayling-Ellis is a winner in so many ways. It remains to be seen whether the deaf “EastEnders” actress will walk off with Giovanni Pernice as the outright winner of this year’s “Strictly Come Dancing,” but according to viewers, she has an excellent chance. “Strictly Come Dancing” The series “Strictly Come Dancing,” known to its legion

The world’s largest movie theater chain giant AMC recently announced that it is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations. This is a major win for deaf moviegoers and makes theaters more accessible. Open Captions Open captions are similar to subtitles. They appear on the screen and can’t be turned off by viewers. In the U.S.,

The world’s largest movie theater chain giant AMC recently announced that it is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations. This is a major win for deaf moviegoers and makes theaters more accessible. Open Captions Open captions are similar to subtitles. They appear on the screen and can’t be turned off by viewers. In the U.S.,