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The Deaf Man Who Won 11 Gold Medals In His Olympic Career

Deaf Niche — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:10:00 +0000

Jeff Float is a former American swimmer who had a successful career at the collegiate and international level. His matter of fact nature and sense of humor defined his career: “With the last name of Float, what else was I going to do?” Born in Buffalo, New York, he contracted viral meningitis which destroyed his […]

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John Goodricke: The Man Who Discovered The Stars’ Uniqueness

Deaf Niche — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:20:53 +0000

John Goodricke is a deaf astronomer who is a member of the Fellowship of Royal Society since 1786; he made the modern measurement of the stars possible. He recieved the Copley Medal for his work on periodic variation and size of stars such as the binary star Algol. Originally born in Groningen, Netherlands, […]

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Deafness And Space Exploration: A Love Affair Of The Century

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:43:57 +0000

Did you know that we have a comet named after a deaf man? That would be Hassel’s Comet. Did you know that astronomers today would never have had the Harvard Classification Scheme for cataloguing the stars if it wasn’t for a deaf astronomer named Annie Jump Cannon? And not to mention notable deaf astronomers Robert […]

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Did You Know Helen Keller Started The Akita Breed In The United States?

Deaf Niche — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:51:07 +0000

Helen Keller’s first trip to Japan influenced her in many ways, including her love of dogs. She brought home the first Akita to the United States; she could have had any dog so why did she pick the Akita? The Visit to Japan In 1937 the Western world was on the brink of World War […]

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List of Academy Award Films With Sign Language In History of Oscars

Deaf Niche — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:19:28 +0000

At this year’s Academy Awards, the dreamy film The Shape of Water with its 13 nominations has the highest number of nominations that any film with sign language has had in the history of the Academy! There have been winners and nominations with deaf characters and sign language since the Academy was established in 1928, only […]

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What is Light Flashes? How One Woman Revolutionized Deaf Improv

Deaf Niche — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:31:45 +0000

What is Light Flashes? Imagine it is the year 1993 and sitting in a theater with the lights dimming just a bit, increasing the anticipation of the show. The spotlight moves across the red curtains and one by one, the Deaf actors step onto the stage. The actors sign large and crisply, introducing their troupe […]

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Did You Know How Deaf Smith County in Texas Come to Be?

Deaf Niche — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:06:18 +0000

What? There’s a county in the United States named after a deaf person? That’s the first thought most of us have upon finding out the existence of Deaf Smith County, Texas. Deaf Smith County is indeed named after a deaf soldier by the name of Erastus “Deaf” Smith-pronounced as “Dif” Smith! He was the first […]

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Hollywood’s Latest Love Story Is About Sign Language Users

Deaf Niche — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:16:02 +0000

December 7, 2017—Guillermo Del Toro’s latest fairy tale love story The Shape of Water will be released in theaters across the nation. The film takes place in Baltimore, Maryland during the 1960s Cold War and centers around a mute janitor who works at a high-security laboratory within the government. She uses sign language for communication […]

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Did You Know This About the Upcoming Movie “The Rampage” With Dwayne Johnson?

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:31:39 +0000

Remember that arcade classic from 1986 The Rampage? The game allows up to 3 players to play at the same time as the classic monsters: King Kong, Godzilla, and Werewolf. Together the three go on rampage and destroy the city to advance levels. It’s been made into a movie with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! But […]

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Did You Know These Horror Movies Have Deaf Characters?

Katie Dicus — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 01:02:01 +0000

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 […]

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