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The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
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The Amaryllis Theater Company in Philadelphia, directed by Peter Novak, performs William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night in ASL (with English voiceover). The DVD also features optional captions and a menu of each act and scene. Additional materials, including lesson plans, play synopsis, character names in ASL, themes of Twelfth Night, a downloadable and printable copy of the play, essays about Shakespeare's life and career, ASL translation issues,...
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The challenge of an ABC story is to use letters of the manual alphabet, in alphabetical order, to tell a story. This DVD presents ten stories, each one presented three times: first at regular speed ; second in slow motion ; and a third time at regular speed. Recommended for sign language and interpreter education programs and an invaluable tool in assisting Deaf students gain a new and deeper appreciation of a unique form of sign language entertainment....
12) CHALB
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A series featuring Deaf entertainers, each DVD is taped in a cabaret setting at Sign Media's studios and captures the wit, creativity, and humor of these truly funny people as they entertain a live Deaf audience. Each unit has a voice-over translation (where possible) to make the performance accessible to hearing persons.
The comedy team of CHALB (J. Charlie McKinney and Alan Barwiolek) is known for its humorous and insightful skits and plays about...
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Performed by deaf actors using ASL, this presentation of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale was an award winning PBS television special. A handsome, but vain, prince falls under a spell that only can be lifted by Beauty's love. Is it possible that the brooding, dreaded beast can win the heart of the enchanting, headstrong beauty?
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The goal of the Flying Words Project is to stretch the language of American Sign Language to the limit. Since ASL is a rich language of moving images, deaf poet and storyteller, Peter Cook, presents the sign language images in these two videos, while associate Kenny Lerner provides the vocalizations.
16) The touch
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A drama in three acts about a deaf-blind man, living on his own for the first time, and his relationships with his hearing mother and a young woman. Adapted from Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe.
17) Telling stories
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Using symbols and myths drawn from the struggles between the world of the deaf and the world of the hearing, this nonverbal, gestural play fascinates audiences regardless of their knowledge of deafness or sign language.
18) Bragg on Bragg
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The definitive commentary on the life's work of Bernard Bragg, expert storyteller and performer, key figure in founding the National Theatre of the Deaf, staunch advocate for ASL and Deaf education, all shared by none other than the man himself. Bragg on Bragg mixes a collection of classic to modern video clips and provides appropriate, accompanying narration. Although entertaining, this commentary manages to provide the vision and achievements...
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Frank and his 3 friends go on a hiking trip that is out of this world. They tell stories of greedy debtors, a woman witnessing a murder, a family with dark secrets and the mysterious disappearance of Frank’s sister. When the fine line between truth and tale dissolves it reveals the ultimate discovery that is just as unsettling as the tales they tell. This DVD is signed completely in ASL (no audio) and is closed captioned.
20) Gilbert Eastman
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Gilbert Eastman, an internationally known deaf actor, playwright, and television personality, performs a live one-man show in a club-like setting, including poking fun at "Aunt Erma" and a 20-minute Deaf President Now sketch.
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