'See Hear' meets rising star Genevieve Barr to talk about her first major TV role playing a deaf girl who witnesses a murder in a 4-part thriller, 'The Silence' [...] more »

For the blind and deaf, going to a movie -- and following the plot -- may seem like a near impossibility. A recent Massachusetts settlement, however, may make it easier for them. The three largest movie theater chains in Massachusetts will undergo renovations to make their movies more accessible to the disabled because of a settlement reached by Attorney General Martha Coakley. [...] more »

On set, the crew work around her deafness by banging the floor to signal different cues. Directors and coaches will also place themselves in her eyeline to ... [...] more »

The one that has perhaps the most potential impact for the American deaf community is the one on Movie Captioning and Video Description. [...] more »

In town for appearances associated with the World Deaf Expo, Matlin had just finished taping an interview with Alicia Jacobs, entertainment reporter for NBC ... [...] more »

Stern's character, like the actress, will be deaf -- a fact that EW reports will make some of Cal's colleagues question whether she's up to par to assist ... Lie to Me, Shoshannah SternBSCreview all 2 news articles » [...] more »

Australia's 2.5 million deaf or hearing-impaired people, and the 300000 or so who are blind or have low vision, face similar frustrations. ... and more » [...] more »

In 1967, six people bought tickets to see the first performance of the National Theatre of the Deaf, most of them out of curiosity. ... [...] more »

The Egyptian deaf and mute dance company: Dancing without borders Al-Masry Al-Youm Their deafness becomes incidental, not defining. “In the past, my daughter was lonely and depressed. She didn't even socialize with her brothers and sisters ... [...] more »

Milan 1880 No Longer in Effect! About.com: Health On my way home today I saw on Twitter the news the deaf and hard of hearing community has been waiting for, for only over a hundred years: Today the ... [...] more »

The BBC is to hold its first Prom for deaf concert-goers, it was announced yesterday. The 116th annual season --which began last night -- will feature a ... [...] more »

New technology will start being rolled out later this year in major movie cinemas, making it possible for deaf and blind people to follow the film they are ... and more » [...] more »

Many of the crew involved have experience of the issues surrounding deafness. [...] more »

An Israeli theatre company of deaf and blind actors has become a sensation in Tel Aviv - having performed in front of 150000 people in the city's Nalagaat ... and more » [...] more »

I often get asked about the impact my deafness had on the filming process, as do the other actors who starred in The Silence with me. ... [...] more »