"I am done with being the token deaf character," she told the Edinburgh TV Festival in the Alternative MacTaggart Lecture. "I believe that diverse, rich and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go ...

When a friend told director, writer and actor Missy Malek about a real-life group of disabled drug dealers operating in London, Malek instantly knew she had the makings of a film. “The second I heard ...

MarcyReisinger's upbringing was different than most, she was born into a family with two deaf parents, who graduated from a deaf university and went on to teach deaf children. “I was fully embedded in ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one billion people around the world are living with a disability. It’s not an insignificant number, but the vast majority of people in that ...

"Being Michelle" is a documentary about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse in north central Florida, and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from ...

Troy Kotsur‘s exciting journey on the awards circuit culminated into a history-making moment at the 94th annual Oscar Awards. On Sunday, the CODA actor took home the best supporting actor prize and ...

Ruth Madeley will host About Time!, which will ask invited industry guests to agree to at least one of five commitments to help force change for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent. By Alex ...

Frank Bowe, who died August 21 at 60, led a 10-city protest in 1977 that focused attention on the plight of the handicapped and forced implementation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Bowe was known ...

Born Deaf, Chennai-based Shraddha Agarwal built SignSetu — a bilingual Indian Sign Language (ISL) platform that helps Deaf ...

Graphic video of two Phoenix police officers beating and shocking a deaf Black man who has cerebral palsy has drawn national scrutiny and shined a light on what advocates say is the unjust reality of ...

When a friend told director, writer and actor Missy Malek about a real-life group of disabled drug dealers operating in London, Malek instantly knew she had the makings of a film. “The second I heard ...