Sentence examples for deaf characters from inspiring English sources

He said the National Deaf Children's Society would also like to see how deaf characters overcome their deafness, rather than have negative storylines in relation to deafness.

We would like to see more of this creativity and determination in deaf characters, and more deaf characters portrayed in mainstream literature, with deafness not being the leading theme".

Deaf characters are often marginalised in literature.

Conversations among deaf characters are silent, with signing and subtitles.

The film uses hearing actors to play the roles of deaf characters, the result of which is an embarrassing and crass interpretation of deaf culture and sign language.

Echo the deaf superhero is coming to the rescue as the creators of comics strive for realism in their portrayal of deaf characters.

When comedy focuses on deafness, whether through a deaf character or a quickfire gag, what I want is the sense that the comedians are aware that deaf people are living, breathing, real people, that deafness is more than just a mechanism, and that their humour is rooted in something honest about our lives.

She is a major deaf character in the Marvel canon".

For Arnold, seeing a deaf character on Grange Hill was a turning point in her life.

"You have a deaf character," he said, referring to Betsy Lucy Owenn) in Act I. "You have black characters.

Jo Newman had played a deaf character in her own act and so was a natural for Karlee.