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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
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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Moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before senior year means Maya will be leaving Pratt School for the Deaf. She's been a student there for years; to attend Engelmann High, a hearing school, is a shock. When Beau Watson, Engelmann's student body president starts learning ASL to converse with her, Maya thinks he has a hidden agenda. But she can't deny it's nice to sign with someone. When Maya passes up a chance to receive a cochlear...
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A documentary about the World Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf, hosted by the Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) and held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring performances from Deaf artists, interviews from leaders in the Deaf community as well as Deaf people from around the world.
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Teachers, media specialists and counselors will find this video to be an outstanding instructional tool as they work with young deaf artists. Viewers will observe and understand the challenges and rewards that artists, especially deaf artists, face in this personal depiction of career paths and the creative experience.
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Includes compelling experience of black deaf students prior to and after the Supreme Court's Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education Decision of 1954. The DVD shares a compilation of the memories and stories told by black deaf Arkansans ranging from the first interviewee who attended school during the segregation era in 1919 to those who were among the first group of black students to integrate the Arkansas School for the Deaf in 1965 and afterwards....
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"A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting: "The majority of parents want their kids to talk." Some parents, however, feel very differently, because "curing" deafness with cochlear implants is uncertain, difficult, and freighted with judgment about what is normal, acceptable, and right. Made to Hear sensitively and thoroughly considers the...
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"Whether you're a recent graduate or an established member of the workforce, this fvideo has the resources you'll need to start a job search. Learn how to prepare resumes and cover letters, where to look for jobs, the best way to conduct a job search effectively, and how to use social networking to find a job. The How to Start a Job Search DVD includes tips for resumes, cover letters, in-person interviews, phone interviews, working from home, online...
11) Bigger than life
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When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot.
14) Minding the gap
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The extraordinary debut from documentarian Bing Liu weaves a story of skateboarding, friendship, and fathers and sons into a coming-of-age journey of courageous vulnerability.
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Developed for British television, this series is now available to American audiences for the first time through this DVD set. Contains episodes depicting crimes and cases unique to the British legal system. Domestic and international fans alike will be able to watch the police Detective Sergeants of the Major Investigations unit track criminals while the Crown Prosecution Service tries each case.
17) Red tails
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Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
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Michael Scott is an earnest but clueless boss who can't help but contribute his own irreverent commentary to the daily happenings at the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin paper company. As the staff deals with potential office closures, mergers, romances and advancement, Michael is always there to say all the wrong things at all the right times.
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Double agent Sydney Bristow faces the greatest challenge of her life when her mother, an enemy long thought dead, turns herself in to the CIA. As family relationships change and Sydney's friends take on new roles, her life becomes even more tangled and dangerous. Sydney fights to reclaim her life and the action builds to a spectacular climax.
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As war rages through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi, including Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and newcomer Ahsoka Tano, fight to maintain order and restore peace. Meanwhile, the Separatists, led by Count Dooku, his assassin Asajj Ventress and the evil General Grievous, plot to defeat the Republic and gain control.
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