A&E to debut Deaf Out Loud

A&E to debut Deaf Out Loud
Michelle Clancy
| 28 July 2018


Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed original docuseries Born This Way, A&E Network will be debuting Deaf Out Loud in September in the US.

deaf 28 july 2018The documentary special follows the lives of three predominantly deaf families who utilise different communication modalities in everyday life.

The show delves into the various ways deaf culture is expressed and embraced in the United States. Misconceptions exist about deaf individuals – from schooling to employment and raising a family. The documentary aims to change these misperceptions and bring awareness and better understanding to the public at large. The three families will show viewers the diversity of deaf culture today, and how it differs from hearing cultures.

“People with disabilities need to see positive representations of themselves, both as people with satisfying personal lives and as people who can perform successfully in the workplace,” said executive producer Jonathan Murray. “Those positive images will change for the better the way the greater society sees people with disabilities, opening up more opportunities for them.”

Deaf Out Loud is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, with Murray, Gil Goldschein, Laura Korkoian, Matlin and Jack Jason as the executive producers. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Jeana Dill.
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