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A speech-to-text reporter (STTR), also known as a captioner, is a person who listens to what is being said and inputs it, word for word (), as properly written texts.Many captioners use tools (such as a shorthand keyboard, speech recognition software, or a computer-aided transcription software system), which commonly convert verbally communicated information into written words to be composed ...
John Lee Clark (born 1978) is an American deafblind poet, writer, and activist from Minnesota.He is the author of Suddenly Slow (2008) and Where I Stand: On the Signing Community and My DeafBlind Experience (2014), and the editor of anthologies Deaf American Poetry (2009) and Deaf Lit Extravaganza (2013).
Disability Ref. 1964 Barquentine: Gormenghast series: Mervyn Peake: One-legged, hunchbacked dwarf. [4] 1996 Tyrion Lannister: A Song of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin: An unspecified type of dwarfism. [5] [6] 2012 Adam Parrish The Raven Cycle: Maggie Stiefvater: In the first book of the series, Adam becomes deaf in his left ear due to abuse ...
The parishioners at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center have a sign for Mulcrone, whom they call Father Joe: First they sign “priest,” swiping a forefinger and thumb across their neck, signifying a ...
Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Feldman are being the change they hope to see in Hollywood. The creative duo spoke to Deadline about the importance of hiring deaf and disabled creatives on both sides of ...
Connie, a deaf character that fights zombies in AMC's The Walking Dead series. Echo, a deaf Native American martial artist from Marvel Comics. Drury Lane, a deaf detective written by Ellery Queen. Jade Lovall, a partially deaf nurse in the BBC medical drama Casualty. Gabriella, a deaf mermaid and one of Ariel's friends in The Little Mermaid.
Big Ocean (Korean: 빅오션) is the first deaf South Korean boy group, formed under Parastar Entertainment. [1] The group is composed of three members: Lee Chan-yeon, Park Hyun-jin, and Kim Ji-seok. They officially debuted on April 20, 2024, which coincided with the Day of Persons with Disabilities in Korea.
As Hollywood continues its ongoing fight for increased diversity and representation across the industry, disability is rarely included. Entrepreneur and disability activist Keely Cat-Wells is ...