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    Deaf President Now! Documentary Review

    The “Code of Silence” and the “Expert Deaf Lip Reader” Stereotype

    Good American Family, Where the Disabled Child Is Framed As the Villain.

    Deaf President Now! Documentary Review

    RikkiPoynterJune 6, 2025024 views

    Deaf President Now! is a new documentary on Apple+ TV, directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim.  The documentary showcases what happened in the true events of the civil rights…

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    The “Code of Silence” and the “Expert Deaf Lip Reader” Stereotype

    RikkiPoynterApril 7, 20250172 views

    Code of Silence is England’s newest up-and-coming crime drama starring Rose Ayling-Ellis, who you might recognize as the first deaf contestant in BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. The synopsis is described…

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    Good American Family, Where the Disabled Child Is Framed As the Villain.

    RikkiPoynterMarch 17, 20250220 views

    Good American Family is an upcoming Hulu miniseries about the true story of Natalia Grace, a little girl from Ukraine who has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism,…

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    Tracker’s Bobby Exley Being an Ordinary Disabled Person Is Appreciated

    RikkiPoynterFebruary 26, 20250286 views

    Tracker is an action-drama show based on the novel The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver and currently airing its second season. It stars Justin Hartley, who you may know as…

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    The Deaf Community Shouldn’t Feel Forced To Only Make Their Own Media

    RikkiPoynterFebruary 18, 20250207 views

    Image Description: Gradient blue background. Text says, “It’s important for the Deaf community to make their own media… but we shouldn’t feel forced to do only that.” Images of 9…

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    Nondisabled People Should Not Lead Discussions on Ableism

    EditorJune 12, 20240778 views

    No, nondisabled people, you should not be leading the discussion about whether something in the theatre is ableist or not. FULL STOP. I have a pet peeve. It’s one I’ve…

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    Hollywood Promotes the Idea it is Better to be Dead than Disabled

    EditorMarch 5, 202401.2K views

    This article was originally written and posted by Dom Evans on their website on February 11, 2016. Few films make me as upset as The Sea Inside. It has been years…

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    A Question on Representation on TV

    EditorMarch 3, 202401.1K views

    What is the greatest thing some people misunderstand about representation on television for disability? When you’re trying to improve the representation landscape  in media you get a lot of naysayers.…

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    Consultant or Writer? Who do I Hire?

    EditorMarch 1, 20240678 views

    One of the most common questions we are asked is whether it will be better for a production to hire a writer or a consultant that is disabled. Ultimately, the…

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    When a Scene Says a Thousand Words

    EditorMarch 1, 202401.6K views

    I am not the type of person to say that anyone is a visionary filmmaker. First, what does that even mean? It’s like being the voice of a generation. Basically…

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