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Fundraiser for Deaf People of Ukraine

The Delaware Association of Deaf Citizens (DDSC) is hosting a fundraiser for deaf Ukrainians from April 22-28th at The Clayton Theater in Dagsboro.  The Oscar-winning movie “CODA” will be shown 11 times during that week.  The theater will donate a portion of all the admission tickets sold. Tickets are $11 for evening shows and $9 for seniors and matinee shows.  Patrons can also buy raffle tickets for the various gift baskets that will be on display in front of the theater, as well as donations of cash or checks.  DDSC will donate all funds to the special Ukrainian fund set up by the World Federation of the Deaf. Showtimes are on the attached flyer and on the theater website
 
Donation checks can also be sent payable to “DDSC” to Sherry Duhon: 38535 Oyster Catcher Dr, Ocean View, DE 19970
 
Come watch “CODA” on the big screen and support a good cause between April 22 and 28th.
 
Show times and more:  CODA Movie Flyer-PDF  (Requires PDF Reader)
 
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‘The Simpsons’ Makes History With First Deaf Voice Actor and Use of American Sign Language

When “The Simpsons” creative team decided to use American Sign Language in this Sunday’s episode, there was one hitch: The show’s animated characters have only four fingers.

Courtesy of 20th Television and The Variety

“That was a little tricky, especially because the one thing we’re translating is Shakespeare,” says writer Loni Steele Sosthand. “But I think we pulled it off.”

Sosthand, who joined “The Simpsons” in 2020, is the writer behind the show’s April 10 installment, “The Sound of Bleeding Gums.” The episode is not only notable for featuring the first-ever use of ASL on “The Simpsons,” but it also includes the show’s first-ever deaf voice actors.

Read on at https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-simpsons-deaf-voice-actor-sign-language-episode-1235227673/.