In a video of the heartwarmingly inclusive moment uploaded to TikTok, the crew member at the head of the spirit tunnel could ...

LOS ANGELES -- In 1987, Marlee Matlin made history as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her role in "Children of a Lesser God." At the time, it felt like a major breakthrough, but Matlin has ...

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The emotional climax of “A Strange Loop,” now playing through Aug. 10 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, unfolds in a fierce and vulnerable silence. Usher, the narrator (played by Gabriel Silva), is ...

LOS ANGELES -- Until Sunday night's Oscars, Marlee Matlin had for over three decades been the only deaf person to receive an Academy Award. That streak broke Sunday at the 94th Academy Awards, when ...

HOLLYWOOD -- This past year at the movies, the use of sign language has stepped into the spotlight. And several of those films that help embrace inclusivity of the deaf community have also made it to ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara’s Out of the Box Theatre Company is casting its first deaf actor for a new musical. The company celebrates its 15th season with Jagged Little Pill. ASL advocate ...

The characters in "The Simpsons" only have four fingers, but that doesn't stop them from using American Sign Language for the first time in the show's 31-year history in an upcoming episode.

Dimarco, who is deaf, won season 22 of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" in 2016. "Dancing With the Stars" winner Nyle DiMarco, a deaf actor, model and advocate, joins ABC News' John Quinones tonight on ...