ANTM Cycle 22 Finale, Winner Is... Nyle DiMarco !

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Tyra Banks Names Nyle DiMarco the Final Winner of 'America’s Next Top Model'

LOS ANGELES -- Entertainment Tonight: The judges have deliberated, and America's next top model is… Nyle DiMarco!

The 26-year-old model becomes the second male winner of the series - following Keith Carlos, who won cycle 21 - and the only Deaf contestant to compete on the reality competition show. He’s also the final model to land on top after creator and host Tyra Banks announced the series’ cancellation midway through the cycle.

.@NyleDiMarco U R The Last America's Next Top Model! I can't wait 2 C the legacy U build Make me PROUD! 💋 #ANTM pic.twitter.com/Fxwc2sC0jD

— Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) December 5, 2015

From the beginning of cycle 22, the judges - Banks, Kelly Cutrone, and J. Alexander -- and other contestants made a big deal about his hearing, but being Deaf didn’t seem to be a disadvantage. In fact, DiMarco said it helped him in the competition.

I am.... AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL! & THE LAST WINNER & WHO HAPPENS TO BE DEAF! Thank you @tyra and #ANTM for giving me voice!!!

— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) December 5, 2015

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“The biggest advantage of me being Deaf is that my language requires me to move my body,” DiMarco told Entertainment Tonight in September, “so it's easy for me to show movement in my body and brings the best of me in photographs.”

DiMarco quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his washboard abs, piercing blue eyes and charming persona. But he also delivered fierce photos each week, winning two elimination challenges and only landing in the bottom two once.



While the competition itself may be over, DiMarco’s career is just beginning. The budding model told Entertainment Tonight that he hopes to become the next male supermodel and to create an equal space for men in the modeling world.

“America's Next Top Model changed my life because I am more aware of the modeling world and I have a great network now,” he said of the experience, adding: “I have even more fans than I did before.”



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You can check out more about DiMarco in ET’s exclusive interview with him. Check back next week when we sit down with the big winner to catch up on everything that’s been going on since the competition aired.

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Marlee Matlin and Deaf West's 'Spring Awakening' tweets: congratulating to Nyle DiMarco!

We, the cast of Broadway's @SpringBway, are WORKING IT, & congratulating @NyleDiMarco on your #ANTM WIN! #DeafTalent pic.twitter.com/E35Jh6YT8N

— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) December 5, 2015

About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.



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Follow Nyle DiMarco:

Subscribe - https://youtube.com/nyle222

Facebook - https://facebook.com/nyledimarco

Twitter - https://twitter.com/nyledimarco

Instagram - https://instagram.com/nyledimarco

Model Mayhem - http://modelmayhem.com/nyledimarco

Linkedin - https://linkedin.com/in/nyledimarco

Tumblr - http://nyledimarco.tumblr.com

Official site - http://nyledimarco.com



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VIDEO [CC] - Nyle DiMarco gives back the homecoming events at Gallaudet University campus, thousand attend this event.

WASHINGTON DC - NYLON: Since day one of the current America’s Next Top Model cycle, Nyle DiMarco has been an audience favorite.



DiMarco is the epitome of what Tyra Banks set out to do when she created the show 22 seasons and 12 years ago: to show that “perfect is boring.” He’s the first Deaf contestant to ever compete on the show and, from the looks of it, he could very well be crowned America's Next Top Model.



Join Top Model favorite Nyle DiMarco as he returns to his Alma Mater at Gallaudet University, the mecca of the Deaf Community. He talks sexual fluidity, his new sign language app, and the culture that defines Deaf Americans.

Internet Lingo Sign Language with Nyle DiMarco - Following last week’s challenge win, DiMarco showed us how to sign various “modern” terms in ASL. (Think: “bae,” “hmu,” and “selfie.”) It’s a little thing we like to call "Nyle DiMarco’s ASL Survical Guide."

Awesome #SignTHAT! pitch idea right?? Well... It is happening!!!! To DL: https://t.co/njrGdB0uRW #ANTM @CW_ANTM pic.twitter.com/5heszJCgT8

— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) November 7, 2015

About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.



Connect with America’s Next Top Model Online:

Facebook - https://facebook.com/antm

Instagram - https://instagram.com/cw_antm

Twitter - https://twitter.com/cw_antm

Pinterest - https://pinterest.com/thecw/americas-next-top-model

America’s Next Top Model Website - http://on.cwtv.com/topmodel



Follow Nyle DiMarco:

Subscribe - https://youtube.com/nyle222

Facebook - https://facebook.com/nyledimarco

Twitter - https://twitter.com/nyledimarco

Instagram - https://instagram.com/nyledimarco

Model Mayhem - http://modelmayhem.com/nyledimarco

Linkedin - https://linkedin.com/in/nyledimarco

Tumblr - http://nyledimarco.tumblr.com

Official site - http://nyledimarco.com



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'Spring Awakening' Makes Broadway Debut

VIDEO [CC] Interviews: Michael Arden's Deaf West Theater production of the Tony-winning musical 'Spring Awakening' makes a few dozen broadway stars.

NEW YORK CITY - The revival of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's musical 'Spring Awakening' opened last night at the Brooks-Atkinson Theatre where nearly the entire company, composed of more than 20 performers, both Deaf and Hearing, celebrated a Broadway debut.



TheaterMania caught up with Austin P. McKenzie and Sandra Mae Frank, who lead the cast as Melchior and Wendla, along with Oscar winner Marlee Matlin, Emmy winner Camryn Manheim, "Glee" veteran Ali Stroker, and more of the Deaf West cast members, who are joyfully getting acquainted with the Great White Way.

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Michael Arden, who makes his directorial Broadway debut at the helm of the production, also shares some feelings about the musical's journey from a Los Angeles black box theater to the biggest stage on the East Coast.



The Oscar winner Marlee Matlin takes on the Great White Way for the first time in Michael Arden's Deaf West Theater production of the Tony-winning musical... Read more: Spring Awakening Star Marlee Matlin on a Broadway Debut 30 Years in the Making



Get tickets to Spring Awakening: http://broadway.com/shows/spring-awakening



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Reality Television Needs More Deaf Talent

VIDEO: Even though our reality is full of individuals who are Deaf/HoH, only a handful of this population has been given an opportunity to join the cast of a reality TV show.



Huffington Post by Lydia Callis - Cycle 22 of America's Next Top Model premiered last week and one contestant, Nyle DiMarco, really captured viewers' attention. Not only is he charming and, as Tyra Banks herself said, "finneeeee. DiMarco is the very first Deaf contestant to compete on ANTM, and he quickly became a fan favorite.



Based on the overwhelmingly positive audience reaction, it's worth asking the question once again: Why don't we see more #DeafTalent representation in mainstream media?

According to a 2005 Gallaudet University survey, approximately 13 percent of U.S. citizens are Deaf/HoH -- which is roughly one out of every eight people. Even though our reality is full of individuals who are Deaf/HoH, only a handful of this population has been given an opportunity to join the cast of a reality TV show. They don't fit into the "reality" that producers are trying to create, and that is a shame for all of us.



Over the past few years, we have seen a small number of Deaf/HoH personalities get the chance to shine on reality TV. Actress Marlee Matlin made it all the way to the final episode of The Celebrity Apprentice, raising over a million dollars for charity. On hit CBS show The Amazing Race, Deaf competitor Luke Adams traveled the world conquering many challenges and ultimately came in third place. Kurt "The Irish Chef" Ramborger was the first Deaf contestant on Food Network's Chopped.... Read more: http://huffingtonpost.com/lydia-l-callis/reality-tv-needs-more-deaf.html



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Sean Berdy Interview By TBDProds

VIDEO [CC] - Exclusive interview with Sean Berdy, Live from the red carpet at the TV Academy's 'Switched at Birth' screening and panel event.



LOS ANGELES - TBDProds chat with Sean Berdy about what's coming up in the second half of the first season, including the wedge that comes between Bay and Emmett and what the crazy outpouring of support for Emmett means to him.

Also, will Emmett rock the drums again soon? GoingBerdy are putting closed captioning for the parts where the interviewer is asking questions, for the benefit of the Deaf and HoH.

Sean Berdy: How To Sign Valentine's Day Phrases

ABC's "Switched at Birth" star Sean Berdy teaches you how to sign Valentine's Day phrases.

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For more info and full episodes of Switched at Birth visit: http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/switched-at-birth

Deaf Women Interview With Michelle A. Banks

VIDEO: Reflections of a black Deaf women interview with Michelle A. Banks in American Sign Language.



"Michelle Banks, Deaf African American Entertainer,is a busy young woman who has exhibited "outstanding leadership" in the arena of Black Deaf entertainment and culture.

She was the first Deaf student to study drama at the State University of New York. She established the first and only!



Deaf theater of color: Onyx Theater. She is one of a "rare breed": a Black Deaf actress featured in a Black television show on a cable network ("Soul Food" on Showtime).



In addition, Michelle has toured several U.S. cities in her one-woman show, "Reflections of A Black Deaf Woman" and has appeared in movies and on stage (one role was in the recent revival of "Big River" featuring a unique cast with both hearing and Deaf performers). Starting at age three, Michelle was schooled on the Gallaudet campus.

ABC Family's 'Switched at Birth' Seen As Good Sign

WALNUT CREEK, CA. - Olivia Stein, a 17-year-old student at California School for the Deaf in Fremont, Calif., can probably count on one hand how many times she has seen someone like herself beaming from a television screen.



"It allows us to be more involved. We can relate. We're finally seeing people like us," she said through a sign-language interpreter. "And it's showing the world that Deaf people are cool. We rock."



"Switched at Birth" doesn't focus solely on deafness the soapy twists and turns cover a wide terrain. But it does explore several pertinent Deaf issues, including communication and societal barriers, speech therapy and the debate over cochlear implants.



It also makes extensive use of sign language, subtitles and something very rare in this era of pop-cultural clatter: Moments of utter silence... Read more: deseretnews.com/article/ABC-Familys-Switched-at-Birth-seen-as-good-sign.html

Deaf Hope - Deanne Bray's Rude Awakening

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Domestic Violence Awareness: Deanne Bray's Rude Awakening in American Sign Language.



Stop Domestic Violence Promo from Lavender Revolution - a social media movement to end violence against Deaf women.

During past 5 years, more than 6,000 American women have been killed by their spouses and lovers in our own country. This is more than the 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined during the same time period. Domestic Violence is a war zone! We cannot ignore this war against our daughters anymore.



Join the effort to end the gender war by volunteering at a Domestic Violence agency. More info at: http://Deaf-Hope.org



Thanks to San Diego public library - Mission Hills library Co-written & produced by Julie Rems-Smario Co-written and acted by Deanne Bray Director of Photographer and edited by Jon Savage Audio edited by Len Savage.



If you or someone you know is in a DV situation and needs help, contact your local DV agency. If you are in California or there is nothing available nearby, contact Deaf Hope at hotline@deaf-hope.org from Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.



For general information on Deaf Hope: DEAF-HOPE CHANNEL

Visit official website: http://Deaf-Hope.org

Exclusive Interview With Deaf Actor Sean Berdy

VIDEO [CC] - Going Berdy exclusive interview with the ABC TV show "Switched At Birth" star Sean Berdy.



Going Berdy has a wonderful opportunity to interview Sean Berdy, who plays "Emmet Bledsoe" from "Switched at Birth". We were allowed to ask 5 questions, but we were only able to record as of part of the 2nd question.

WHY IS THERE NO SOUND? We removed the sound so as not to confuse those who are reading the subtitles. There was an interpreter, but not everything that Sean said was translated orally, so we had to redo the translation for completeness. The interpreter who helped in translating the second time around is Jennifer. I (Kat, GB Admin) also translated a little bit.



WHY SO FEW QUESTIONS? We were asked to limit our questions to 5 maximum. We can only pray that we will have yet another opportunity such as this to interview Sean again, but in a more laid back state.



Official website - www.GoingBerdy.com, where fans of Sean Berdy from all over the world gather!



CORRECTION: In the end credits, there was a typo for EvelinaGaina Entertainment. Please note that this is the correct spelling, and we sincerely apologize to EvelinaGaina Entertainment for the misspelling.

Deaf Actress On 'The Big Bang Theory' Episodes

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf actress, Katie Leclerc performing on 'The Big Bang Theory' TV episodes.



Switched at Birth’s star Katie Leclerc has found herself a spot on one of CBS’s most highly acclaimed shows. Deaf actress Leclerc is set to guest star on The Big Bang Theory a few episodes into the program’s 5th season.

The Big Bang Theory - Rajesh and Howard treing to talk to a Deaf woman. The partially Deaf actress will guest star as a girl named Emily.

ASL Films: 'Gerald' Official Trailer

VIDEO [CC] - The Deaf movie 'Gerald' official trailer, the American Sign Language films created movie by the Deaf people.

Watch DVD: www.ASLFILMS.com

Sean Berdy Performs - Deaf Dancing Group

VIDEO [CC] - ASL Music Video: Sean Berdy Performs Deaf Dancing Group Part 1 and 2.



Sean Berdy, star of the ABC Family's "Switched at Birth", performing with an all Deaf dancing group.

ABC's With The Switched At Birth Cast

VIDEO: The actors and actress from the abc family TV show "Switched at Birth" in the fingerspelling alphabet ASL in the pictures slide show.