Category: Deafness

What Disability Art Means Now

As the U.S. rolls back aid and protections, these contemporary artists are making the art world, at least, more open.
Marlee Matlin on Hollywood, Healing and Stories Still Untold

In a new documentary, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” the star reflects on the joy, and pain, of being Hollywood’s first Oscar-winning Deaf actress.
In a New Documentary, the Deaf Actress Marlee Matlin Talks About Prejudice

In a new documentary, the actress talks about the prejudice and loneliness she faced after becoming the rare Hollywood star who is deaf.
Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.
‘Deaf President Now!’ and the Biases of a Hearing World

The documentary recalls the 1988 protests that erupted at Gallaudet University when trustees rejected deaf candidates to lead it.
How Brandon Kazen-Maddox, an American Sign Language Artist, Spends Their Sundays

Branden Kazen-Maddox makes time for mud massages, meditation and aerial hoop adventures.
‘American Idiot,’ Reborn in L.A. With American Sign Language

Performed simultaneously in sign language and sung English, a Los Angeles revival of the Green Day musical finds new ways to communicate rage and angst.
Modern Love Essayists Write Letters to Their Younger Selves

We asked essayists to write a letter to the person they were when they published their Modern Love essay. Here’s what they shared.
Benjamin Luxon, British Baritone Thwarted by Hearing Loss, Dies at 87

A favorite of Benjamin Britten, he won acclaim in roles like Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin and Falstaff until his affliction forced him to largely give up singing.
Lead in Beethoven’s Hair Offers New Clues to Mystery of His Deafness

Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
Haptic Suits Let You Feel Music Through Your Skin

Wearable backpacks designed by Music: Not Impossible, which allow people to experience music as vibrations on their bodies, are becoming more accessible to the public.
An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream

The New York Times – Music:
Michael Cleveland was born blind and mostly deaf. That was only the beginning of his journey to become one of modern bluegrass’s most compelling musicians.