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July 19, 2022

NHL brings in sign language interpreter for commissioner

DENVER — Brice Christianson went to sporting events as a child and realized how inaccessible that world was for his deaf father.

On Wednesday night, he stood 10 feet from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman translating English into American Sign Language for the annual state of the league address at the Stanley Cup Final. Christianson was shown picture-in-picture on NHL Network interpreting Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s remarks.

Sign language interpreters have been present for national anthems, but this represented the NHL’s biggest step yet to make the stories around hockey available to the deaf and hard of hearing community.

“We’re just scratching the surface,” said Christianson, who is the CEO for P-X-P, which specializes in making sports and entertainment more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing. “Before, we always felt like we were lucky. Like I felt like we were lucky to be here, they’re giving us an opportunity, and I don’t mean this arrogantly, but now I feel like we belong.”

Read on at https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nhl-brings-sign-language-interpreter-commissioner-85455513.

July 19, 2022August 24, 2022

Wilmington Club for the Deaf (WCD) 85th Anniversary (1936-2021)

October 8th 2022
1pm-6pm
at
Newark Senior Citizen Center
200 White Chapel Drive
Newark, Delaware 19713
Admission/Social @ 1pm
Dinner @ 2pm
Catering by Joey Berenato

$75.00 per person
No Refunds
Deadline:9/17/2022
Last minute at door not acceptable Limit 100 people (age+18)

Reserve your spot now with this form – WCD 85th anniversary form 2022
(PDF Viewer reader required)

July 19, 2022

Shoshannah Stern To Star In & Write Deaf Thriller Series ‘Disquiet’ In The Works For AMC From Jessica Rhoades & Alexandra Cunningham

This Close (show) - woman on left side with a man on right side wearing a green shirt. both on a pink colored bed

EXCLUSIVE: Shoshannah Stern, star of Sundance Now’s This Close, the first major U.S. series to be created and written by deaf people, is back at AMC Networks.

Stern is developing Disquiet, a drama thriller series about a Certified Deaf Interpreter, for AMC.

Deadline understands that the project, which Stern is attached to star in, write and exec produce, is in the early stages of development at the network.

The series follows Cassie Edwards, a Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI), who is called back home to assist in a case involving the mysterious death of the former head of the school for the Deaf she herself attended. A former student of the school is the only witness and Cassie may be the only one who is able to understand him, leading her deeper into the case and forcing her to confront her own past.

The one-hour drama project will be exec produced by Alexandra Cunningham (Dirty John) and Jessica Rhoades (Station Eleven) through her Pacesetter Productions banner. It is produced by AMC Studios and UCP. Pacesetter executive Rachel Polan will serve as co-executive producer.

Producers have a shared commitment to representation of the deaf community in front of and behind the camera.

Stern, who recently became the first deaf doctor on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, created, wrote, executive produced and starred in the Sundance Now series, This Close, with Josh Feldman, which came out in 2018.

Read on at https://deadline.com/2022/06/shoshannah-stern-deaf-thriller-series-disquiet-amc-1235050945.