IN SEARCH OF DEEP SIGN 7: death people
There is a child somewhere who has not heard of death. There is always a child who has not heard of death and always a child breathing who does not think of stopping breath, or even that it could be stopped, making a rhythm of despair. Subtle, yet textured in their ignorance they are [...]
ABC Family’s Switched at Birth Returns Jan. 3!
ABC Family’s Switched at Birth, starring Katie Leclerc and Sean Berdy, returns for its Winter Premiere on Tuesday, January 3rd at 8/7c! Various video clips of the show are now available! Please visit the show’s official site! Switched at Birth, a one-hour scripted drama, tells the story of two teenage girls who discover [...]
Sheldon Avenue
It was nice and sunny on Sheldon Avenue Then a black family moved there The girl Wilma was nice and became my sister’s best friend and we gave her a neat name sign like wine But Wilma’s little brother was a pest Every day he ran up to us and made faces and beat [...]
Announcement: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Showing at MSSD!
…an ASL rendition of Jabberwocky, lots of nonsense in-between, and a video clip of Gallaudet President Alan Hurwitz and First Lady Vicki Hurwitz at the end of the play!” -Tami Santimyer, Director Announcing Director Tami Santimyer’s new play: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland!” Where: Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Theatre Malz, 800 Florida Avenue, [...]
From Sesame Street to Self-Discovery
Ninety-five percent of deaf children have hearing parents. What does that mean? It means that many of us are used to being the only deaf person in the family, in the community, or in school unless we are at a deaf school. It means that our family is our first introduction to the ways [...]
November 2nd Showings for Oren Kaplan’s “The Hammer” in the Bay Area
Oren Kaplan’s “The Hammer” will make its next showing in theaters in the Bay Area on November 2nd, 2011! The movie is about Deaf Wrestler Matt Hamill and how he persevered to become the first Deaf NCAA champion in wrestling. The movie is in English and ASL and is completely open-captioned so that Deaf [...]
Black
Crouching with you in the black as men tear each other apart and enter tents uninvited. But I will never really know. Around us, so many flapping mouths— Tongues flash and flounder, bear gleaming teeth while sounds tumble from their open pockets, scraping floors when there is nothing worth saying. As I show [...]
Deafsumer: Netflix streaming video (Part Two)
I continue to give Netflix a shot. I’m less than impressed, and will probably cancel; I’m totally behind NAD and their current suit against the Big Red Sign. Here’s why.
“My Story” – Domestic Violence PSA
This story was produced and acted by Tami Lee Santimyer. It was directed, shot, and edited by Jonathan D. Lewis.
An Open Letter to Marlee Matlin
Dear Marlee: You did everything right the other night. I enjoyed watching you, especially when you were on the attack. You are a model for Deaf women everywhere. So forgive me for analyzing your choices during Celebrity Apprentice, as if you were some sort of laboratory specimen. I have to produce some sort of response [...]