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Overlooked No More: Henry Heard, Tap Dancer and Advocate for People with Disabilities

With one arm and one leg, he upended assumptions that disabled people could not lead fulfilling lives, and his artistry had audiences clamoring for more.

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How These Sign Language Experts Are Bringing More Diversity to Theater

New York Times Imported: January 10, 2023 Tags: Black People · Deafness · Discrimination · Minorities · Race and Ethnicity · Sign Language · Suits and Litigation (Civil) · Theater · Theater Development Fund · Translation and Interpreters

As productions increasingly include characters and perspectives from a variety of backgrounds, deaf and hearing people who translate the shows for deaf audiences are trying to keep up.

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The Student Body Is Deaf and Diverse. The School’s Leadership Is Neither.

New York Times Imported: October 21, 2021 Tags: Atlanta (Ga) · Atlanta Area School for the Deaf · Black People · Deafness · Disabilities · Discrimination · Gallaudet University · Minorities · Special Education

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The A.S.L. Interpretation of ‘WAP’ Was TikTok Gold. It’s Also a Problem.

New York Times Imported: August 15, 2021 Tags: Black People · Deafness · Music · Race and Ethnicity · Rap and Hip-Hop · Sign Language · Social Media · Translation and Interpreters · WAP (Song)

Style|The A.S.L. Interpretation of ‘WAP’ Was TikTok Gold. It’s Also a Problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/14/style/asl-wap-tiktok.html Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story The A.S.L. Interpretation of…

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