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2018’s Academy Awards Marks First Time Two Sign Language Films Won

Deaf Niche — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 06:20:11 +0000

This year the first time that three films with sign language were nominated at the Academy Awards and two of them won- The Shape of Water and The Silent Child. Best Live Action Short Film – The Silent Child The Silent Child won Best Live Action Short Film and the Oscar was given to director […]

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Everything You Need To Know About America’s Got Talent’s Deaf Semi-Finalist

Deaf Niche — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:47:06 +0000

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 […]

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“Mother of Music in ASL” Passed Away-Remembering Shirley Childress

Deaf Niche — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:25:09 +0000

March 6, 2017-Shirley Childress passed away at the age of 69. Childress is best known for being the first black certified ASL interpreter and as one of the members in the band Sweet Honey in The Rock. Over the course of her career, she interpreted for famous people such as Maya Angelou (writer of I Know […]

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Introduction to Kenya’s First Deaf Professional Rapper

Deaf Niche — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:27:10 +0000

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 […]

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María Siebald: The Chilean actress who is bringing music to deaf people

Deaf Niche — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:30:52 +0000

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 […]

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Did you know that The Script made a music video featuring a Deaf ballerina?

Deaf Niche — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 08:58:13 +0000

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 […]

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Remembering: The Deaf Little Mermaid

Deaf Niche — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:03:37 +0000

Remember who else was on the show? Walt Disney Studios’ The Little Mermaid was a box office hit when it was released in theaters in 1989. This launched a television series in 1993 with more adventures of Ariel’s and her friends before the movie. The usual gang headlined the show: Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle […]

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Sound Shirt – German Symphony Hall Tests New Device for Deaf

Deaf Niche — Sun, 01 May 2016 10:23:40 +0000

and it’s called the Sound Shirt In Hamburg, Germany, a new device for the Deaf was tested. It’s the Sound Shirt; when worn, the wearer can feel the vibrations amplified from the music being played in the orchestra. The Junge Symphoniker Hamburg lent their music prowess to test the shirt with a small group of […]

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Did you know that Savage Garden featured ASL in their music video “Crash and Burn” in 1999?

Deaf Niche — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:36:15 +0000

Savage Garden, a popular music group from the late 1990s, made a music video about how technology was/is affecting communication and how we interact now after exposure to the internet. This song was written at the time when chat programs like MSN Chat and AIM were increasing in popularity and less people were talking to […]

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7UP hosts concert for the Deaf

Deaf Niche — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 03:06:24 +0000

7UP teams up with musician Martin Garrix to create an environment where Deaf can fully appreciate a music concert Martin Garrix is a musician from the Netherlands; he was inspired to create an experience for the deaf to enjoy music. He teamed up with the major soda company 7UP and hired experimental artists to recreate […]

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