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Posted Monday 8/23/21 at 3:06PM EDT
His Dark Materials showrunner Jack Thorne: "TV has failed disabled people, utterly and totally"
The veteran British writer on The Eddy, Skins and the British version of Shameless took the TV industry to task...
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Posted Tuesday 8/17/21 at 1:59AM EDT
New Amsterdam taps Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist guest-star Sandra Mae Frank to play a deaf surgeon
Frank, who is deaf, appeared on the canceled NBC dramedy in an American Sign Language performance of “Fight Song.
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Posted Saturday 7/03/21 at 2:20AM EDT
What it's like for a sighted person to play blind for In the Dark
Writer Andrew Leland, who is partially blind, was curious about the controversy over Perry Mattfeld's casting as a sighted person...
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Posted Monday 5/24/21 at 9:41PM EDT
The Office actor Mark York, who played Billy Merchant, dies at 55
York, who has been paraplegic since 1988, appeared in four episodes of The Office as Billy Merchant, the property manager...
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Posted Saturday 3/06/21 at 3:49AM EST
Why is Ginny & Georgia making a joke about seizures in 2021?
On the Netflix dramedy's third episode, Ginny's friend Max says, "Seriously, don't worry about this.
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Posted Thursday 1/28/21 at 3:22AM EST
Deaf people push for better representation on TV, including more of a focus on those who don't use sign language
The current Bachelor season features a deaf contestant, Abigail Heringer, who is believed to be the first deaf contestant and...
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NBC developing a drama based on Nyle DiMarco's life growing up in a multigenerational deaf family
The deaf model, actor and activist's life growing up in a family of deaf people will be the basis for...
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Posted Thursday 12/17/20 at 3:56PM EST
Members of Hollywood's deaf community protest The Stand's casting of a hearing actor in a deaf role
The "We Stand Against The Stand" statement signed by 70 deaf industry workers is calling out the CBS All Access...
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Posted Friday 11/13/20 at 4:54AM EST
The Witcher boss promises to delve into Geralt's disability
Lauren S.
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Posted Saturday 10/24/20 at 3:45AM EDT
Deaf U shouldn't have to represent all deaf people
The Netflix docusoap has been criticized for its lack of diversity, including lack of Black deaf women.
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Posted Wednesday 10/21/20 at 4:35PM EDT
Special's Ryan O'Connell teams with Jim Parsons on HBO Max's Accessible, a disability "traumedy"
O'Connell will write and Parsons will produce Accessible, a "half-hour 'traumedy' that follows Clare, a 15-year-old girl who’s recently been...
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Posted Saturday 10/10/20 at 4:24AM EDT
Netflix's Deaf U is more satisfying for being a huge leap in deaf representation onscreen
The eight-episode reality show from deaf activist Nyle DiMarco never quite delivers on "emotional impact or entertainment value," says Inkoo...
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Posted Thursday 10/08/20 at 2:14PM EDT
Deaf U reveals how deaf students find out via sign language if somebody is a Trump supporter
In a clip from the Netflix docuseries, students at Gallaudet University say that Trump supporters who use American Sign Language...
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Posted Wednesday 9/23/20 at 12:42PM EDT
Netflix's Deaf U trailer captures the drama of a tight-knit group of deaf college students
Deaf activist, model and actor Nyle DiMarco is executive producer of Deaf U, a docuseries premiering Oct.
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Posted Wednesday 9/16/20 at 2:38AM EDT
Netflix makes Avatar: The Last Airbender accessible to blind viewers
The streaming service has added audio descriptions to the Nickelodeon animated series.