By Peter White. Netflix has ordered Deaf U and Audible , two documentaries centered around the deaf community in the U. Deaf U is a coming-of-age documentary series following a tight-knit group of Deaf students at Gallaudet University, a renowned private college for the deaf and hard of hearing, in Washington, D. As the group of friends navigate the high, lows, and hookups of college life together, their stories offer an unprecedented, unfiltered, and often unexpected look inside the Deaf community.
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Release Year: Thoughtful, arty take on excellent Selznick novel. The Miracle Worker. Outstanding movie based on life of Helen Keller. Holland's Opus. Marie's Story. Inspirational subtitled film is emotionally intense.
Am I Not Deaf Enough? Are You over Me? So, I Smash Things 19m. It's Time to Grow Up 20m. More Details. Watch offline. Available to download. This show is Intimate, Emotional. More Like This. Coming Soon. View this post on Instagram So many outfits, so little time! The costume department worked days and nights to perfect every outfit — for the cast as well as the dance doubles. Twice the work, twice as terrific. And they let me choose some outfits that I felt ZuZu the most.
Wish I could have kept all of them! Which one is your favorite? Back at home, she gets an opportunity to coach a competitive dance team and also learn some ASL for one of the deaf dance members on her team, Zuzu Shaylee Mansfield. According to Yahoo , Mansfield spreads deaf awareness in the film and TV industry reminding writers and producers that deaf people to be portrayed in an authentic way. Man is a deaf actor, model, and trans activist. In the show, Jericho is silent and cannot speak due to his severed vocal cords, which Man told Twitter he can relate to as a deaf person.
I hope to make you all proud! We can only hope that as Netflix continues to break down diversity stereotypes in their shows, the deaf and hard of hearing population will have an even larger presence on screen! Do you know of any other shows featuring deaf actors? Let us know on Instagram or Facebook! England Deaf Rugby player says sport connected her with deaf community February 27, Deaf actors are proving they belong in these roles, by showing up in various productions this year.
Netflix, especially, is known for creating widely unique shows with a more diverse cast than other platforms, according to the Huffington Post.
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