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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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Koe No Katachi is Japan’s First-Ever Captioned Anime for Deaf Audiences

Deaf Niche — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:04:13 +0000

Japan just premiered their first-ever nationwide captioned animated movie in theaters with Koe no Katachi. This film was borne from the theme of disability and bullying, it’s about a girl who is deaf and the title literally translates to A Silent Voice (or The Shape of Voice.) The story is from a manga (comic) written […]

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Disney’s Step Forward To Promote Deaf Talent with Hunchback of Notre Dame Musical

Deaf Niche — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:26:15 +0000

For the first time ever, a deaf actor is playing a classical deaf character It’s not very common to see deaf actors having leading roles in plays. However, Disney just gave a huge step forward in promoting deaf talent. Even though this is not their first time having deaf actors, this is the first time […]

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