Alexander Popham and Daniel Whalley were important in the 17th century as deaf people who were taught to speak. So they were shown off in public by their tutors. Richard Crosse (1742-1810) was a ...

"Normally deaf people are portrayed as pitiful characters - as victims - but Brennan is very different. He's assertive. "I was really drawn to that when I read the script and I knew that was a ...

Lastly, it will examine US exclusionary immigration practices when admitting disabled Jewish people to the US during this time period. Excerpts taken by permission of Clifton F. Carbin, author of Deaf ...