The Inclusivity Conversation Needs To Include The Deaf Community, Especially In Hollywood
Despite progress in diversity, the Deaf community remains overlooked in Hollywood. Michelle Mary Schaefer is fighting for ...
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Marlee Matlin, a trailblazer for deaf actors, opens up in a new documentary
In addition to being the first, and until Troy Kotsur won for “CODA” in 2022, only deaf actor to win an Academy Award, she helped lobby Congress for closed captioning and delved into the Gallaudet ...
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Rose Ayling-Ellis on Tearing Down Walls and Her Huge 2025, Including ‘Code of Silence,’ ‘Doctor Who’
Most industry shoots are very different. “Most of the time, for a crew, it is the first time ever being around deaf people,” she explains. “So it’s become just a natural routine for me to ...
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‘Deaf President Now!’ Review: Spirited Doc Communicates Why a Turning Point for Deaf Rights Still Matters
For 124 years, the school had operated under an ableist set of assumptions, treating deaf and hard of hearing people as needing “help” from patronizing outsiders. But in the seven days ...