Do You See Me Know? By: Elaina Snow INT: 360W

Deaf Talent History: How the Deaf were portrayed: Cases of Hearing actors playing Deaf characters:

Others: Medeas, Listen to your Heart, After the silence, The secret life Golden Era 1893-1929: of words. • Equal Opportunities • ASL needs motion • Deaf actors did not need to use ASL they had all the necessary skills to act Deaf man learns to lip read. Man, decides to end his life The main character Invents instead of being Deaf. a machine so he can speak. Talkies (1927): Deaf Talent In Today's Silent movies had become known as the “talkies.” Deaf viewers once again were left out society: because there were no captions on the new Deaf Community Reactions: movies. “Well… the main actress is hearing and I couldn’t understand her signing… Disgusted, I gave up Many Deaf people were out of work, specifically #RepresentationMatters.” (DiMarco, 2016). five main Deaf talent workers. Matt Maxey “Having a non-deaf actor pretend to be deaf is irresponsible, (Musician) unethical, and offensive #DeafTalent.” (Callis, 2016). • Granville Redmond (actor/painter) “I just wanted the best of both worlds, • Emerson Romero (actor) I wanted to blend in with hearing people “It’s not what the hearing actor did wrong in the Deaf role, it’s • Albert Ballin (actor) Marlee Matlin (actress) and to blend in with Deaf society-and the fact s/he took advantage of their hearing privilege. what helped me what music” • Louis Weinberg (dancer) Won Oscar for Children of a lesser god #DeafTalent.” (Dameron, 2016). • Carmen de Arcos (actor/captionist). “This conversation is so necessary Opinions: because there are 56 million Americans with a disability. Interpreters thoughts: That is 20% of the population. Partnering with a Deaf performer is the best option. But if you judged our existence by what you see on TV, you would think we made up less than 1%,” “Deaf interpreters have to have musicality and be open “Movies aren’t much better-there is something wrong with the entire picture” to that. One complaint I have heard from Deaf concert goers...Some CDI’s (Certified Deaf Jason LeBlanc (Clothes Interpreters) and DI’s (Deaf Interpreters) lack that. Charlie Chaplin designer) So I think if you have a strong team of hearing and “The silent picture, first of all, is a universal means of Nyle DiMarco (Dancer/Model) Jason Listman Deaf working together you can make a great musical expression. Talking pictures necessarily have a Winner of Project Runway. Winner of Dancing with the stars/ (Musician) experience.” (Amber Galloway Gallo.) limited field, they are held down to the particular America’s next top model tongues of particular races…a valuable addition to Deaf peoples’ thoughts: the dramatic art regardless of its limitations, but I They don’t care who performs the music, if they get the regard it only as an addition, not as a substitute” Music Education Survey: same experience they are happy. “(a) more than half of all hearing impaired students attend regular music classes; (b) of those students mainstreamed, over half receive no music education in “I don’t care about the three options. If I am getting the the self-contained classroom or otherwise; same emotions and experiences as everyone else I (c) many music educators are lacking in the educational preparation necessary for teaching hearing impaired students; (d) important am happy.” instructional or administrative support is often not available; (e) several factors, such as lack of communication with other professionals, were identified as obstructions to the successful mainstreaming of hearing impaired students; and (f) only 35% of the respondents reported that they have the same objectives “This show doesn’t call for it. These kids don’t kick and turn. for hearing impaired students as for normal hearing students.” That’s not how they tell their stories.” (Liff, 2014).

“with the hearing kids on one side and the deaf kids on Quote from Deaf person in survey: another and everyone terrified of each other…. I don’t think "I feel rich as I learn, but never in my whole life have I felt richer Amber Galloway Granville Redmond Redmond and Chaplin Holly Maniatty Joey anything I had done prepared me for working in this than I do when I am learning music ... I play for my pure pleasure Gallo working together environment…I just had to learn so much!” (Liff, 2014). and personal satisfaction." Stainfield