Bioethics in Film: From Screen to Seminar – The Silent Child
September 19 12:00 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | ONLINE (VIA ZOOM) | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
The session takes place during International Week of the Deaf held annually in the last week of September. The Bioethics in Film 2023-2024 series kicks off with the award-winning fiction short film, “The Silent Child,” which demonstrates sign language and community as essential for the early cognitive, emotional, and social development of a Deaf child born to a hearing family. The film is available on-demand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbxFIVQv8c