Deaf Community Members Call Out CBS' The Stand for Casting Hearing Actor in Deaf Role

Henry Zaga as Nick Andros in The Stand.Photo: James Minchin/CBS Eighty signatories issued a statement speaking out about the decision to cast a hearing actor in a Deaf role in the recent CBS adaptation ofThe Stand. “Not one Deaf professional actor was called in to audition for the role,” the statement claims. “The decision was made without respect to and for Deaf professionals, union and non-union alike. There was no acknowledgement given to the psyche of a Deaf character; being Deaf is more than just not hearing.

Deaf Dog at Austin Shelter Learns Commands Through Hand Signals, Finds Home After 240 Days

Photo: Austin Humane Society Aspen has reached peak happiness. The white pit bull mix’s story starts at Bastrop Animal Control in Texas. As an open-intake shelter — a shelter that takes in any pet — Bastrop is often inundated with animals, which overcrowds the facility and puts pets at risk of euthanization. Luckily, Bastrop has no-kill animal rescue partners that frequently pull pets from Bastrop when they have the space in their shelters.

Deaf Dog Trapped in 20 Ft. Rabbit Hole Rescued After 30 Hours: 'It Was Like a Miracle'

A deaf dog was reunited with her owner after spending 30 hours stuck down a 20-foot rabbit hole in Burlish Top, Worcestershire in England.According to SWNS, a hearing-impaired cockier spaniel named Dizzy was out on a walk with her owner, Duncan Flowers, on Sunday when she suddenly disappeared.“We were on the way back home when Dizzy went into a hedgerow between two fields and disappeared,” Flowers, a self-employed roofer, told the outlet.

Deaf Groom Gets Life-Changing Cochlear Implant Just in Time for Wedding: I Heard 'the Clapping!'

Photo: Courtesy David Alianiello David Alianiello has had severe hearing loss all his life, but he didn’t miss a sound at his wedding on Saturday thanks to a cochlear implant that restored his hearing just in time for the milestone. “I couldn’t have asked for a better day. I could hear the clapping! It was the first time I had ever heard clapping!” Alianiello gushes. “It was fun to be able to experience the different sounds.

Deaf Man Adopts Rescue Puppy Who Also Cannot Hear and Teaches Him Sign Language

A Maine man who was born deaf has found the ultimate companion in a dog who, like him, also cannot hear.Since Nick Abbott adopted Emerson last month, the pair have formed an unbreakable bond — in part due to the fact that they both are deaf.Despite their respective disabilities, Abbott, 31, and Emerson have learned to communicate in their own special way, with the owner now teaching his pooch sign language, as they embark on this “journey through life together.