Deafness

Redefining Inclusion for Disabilities That Can Be Harder to See

KultureCity, a for-profit company based in Birmingham, Ala, and founded by parents of children with autism, has trained and equipped more than 900 organizations, said the executive director, Uma Srivastava. The organization’s hallmark is its “sensory bag” filled with gear that staff and visitors can quickly use to quell sensory overload, like the noise-canceling headphones […]

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Some Deaf Viewers of ‘CODA’ Are Torn Over the Movie

Like Frank in the movie, both Beacom and Holcomb have children who love to sing. To find out what their children sounded like, both said they simply asked hearing people to describe it. And despite the fact that many deaf people love music, the idea that they cannot enjoy it is a trope seen again […]

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‘CODA’ Triumphs at the Oscars, but Onstage Slap Takes Center Stage

Notably, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not mentioned during the opening to the lighthearted show, which featured a D.J., a second standup routine from Schumer, and a sketch from Hall that found a shirtless Chalamet and other male stars onstage. Three sports stars — Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater and Shaun White — arrived to […]

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