
“Not Fade Away” Fading Away, Or Not?
In late March of 2019, there were a spate of articles claiming that Emily Blunt was either “in talks to” or was definitely playing deaf and blind writer Rebecca Alexander
In late March of 2019, there were a spate of articles claiming that Emily Blunt was either “in talks to” or was definitely playing deaf and blind writer Rebecca Alexander
A new ad from Hormel featuring sign language and a deaf character has problems but gets a lot right. We love the representation, we love the cute kids, and we love that
On Wednesday, April 24th, Mark Medoff died. In 1979, he wrote “Children of a Lesser God,” the seminal play that features a strong deaf female lead character, Sarah, who he
We did it! We watched The Silence at 3 AM, so you wouldn’t have to. And between the gimmicky use of deafness, the truly strange pacing, and gaping plot holes,
“Cripping up” is in the news again; one new TV show definitely features a sighted actor playing a blind character, and it looks like Emily Blunt may be playing a
What’s already happened? In May 2017, an announcement was made at Cannes that The Silence was being produced, with horror director John R. Leonetti (Annabelle) leading the creative team with
A couple of weeks ago we hosted our first Twitter chat! It was about tropes, which Merriam-Webster defines as, “a common or overused theme or device : CLICHÉ.” We focused
Interview with Alex Abenchuchan from the Daily Moth. Thanks so much, Alex!
We’ve put something together for media creators, across a wide swath of media. This brief guide covers some of the biggest issues that we see in the media on a
“Hearing Impaired” is problematic. “Deaf mute,” though… that’s next-level. And both terms are featured in this well-meaning but mistake-laden article from the Seymour Tribune, a newspaper from Seymour, Indiana. So