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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.

A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.

Explores almost 200 years of deaf life and presents a broad range of perspectives on what it means to be deaf. The film is propelled by the stories of people, both eminent and ordinary, and sheds light on events that have shaped deaf lives: the creation of schools for deaf students; the debate about American Sign Language; the campaign for a deaf-friendly telephone, the TTY; the fight for a deaf president at Gallaudet University; and some very loud rock and roll. Bringing a Deaf cinematic lens to the film are six artistic works by Deaf media artists. Poignant, sometimes humorous or jarring, these films draw on the artists' own lives and cover subjects that confront not only deaf Americans, but all Americans. The core of the film remains the larger story of a hidden and complex culture in America--a story of conflicts and prejudice that reaches the heart of what it means to be human.

Going to school can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers!.

"All Landon Dorch has ever wanted is to be like everyone else. His deafness and the way he talks have been obstacles all his life. But now he finally sees his chance to fit in. Bigger and taller than any other seventh grader in his new school, Landon plans to use his size to his advantage and join the school's football team. But the same speech problems and the cochlear implants that help him hear continue to haunt him. Just when it looks like Landon will be left out of football for good, an unlikely friend comes along. But in the end only Landon can fight his way off the bench and through a crowded field of bullies bent on seeing him forever left out"--Amazon.com.

Ten-year-old Lana tells what it is like to be hearing-impaired and describes the ways she communicates with others and learns at school.

Contains illustrations that show how to fingerspell and sign each letter of the alphabet, as well as a variety of common words.

Explores the lives of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and how Annie helped Helen learn to speak and write. Presents information about Braille and sign language.

A brief biography of Helen Keller that focuses on her relationship with her dogs, particularly one named Belle.