April is National Deaf History Month! You can celebrate by reading books by deaf or hard of hearing authors. You can also watch some incredible movies that feature deaf and hard of hearing actors. If you want to learn more about Deaf History, please check out the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
Books
Deaf Child Crossing by Marlee Matlin
Fastest Girl on Earth!: Meet Kitty O’Neil daredevil driver! by Dean Robbins
The William Hoy Story: how a deaf baseball player changed the game by Nancy Churnin
Articulate by Rachel Kolb
Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco
The Sound of Silence: Growing Up with Deaf Parents by Myron Uhlberg
Listen to how Evelyn Glennie, a deaf girl, changed percussion by Shannon Stocker
True Biz by Sara Novic
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
The Deaf Girl by Abigail Heringer
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia
A Sign of Affection. Volume 1 by Suu Marishita
Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language by Joanna Que
The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
Actors
Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Milicent Simmonds, A Quiet Place Series
Lauren Ridloff, The Eternals
Mila Davis-Kent, Creed III
Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Rob Lowe, Parks and Rec
Alaqua Cox, Hawkeye and Echo
Millie Booby Brown, Stranger Things
What to Watch
Deaf U
See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
CODA
Children of a Lesser God
Eternals
Creed III
A Quiet Place
The Last of Us
Only Murders in the Building
Wonderstruck
Through Deaf Eyes
A Silent Voice
The Society
Switched at Birth
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