Saturday, October 30, 2010

Deaf Featured on Oprah and THE SOUND OF MUSIC

On Thursday, October 28th, the Oprah Winfrey Show presented a 45th anniversary reunion of the cast of the highly acclaimed movie musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. During this particular show, a Deaf person (the current Miss Deaf Minnesota) was featured during the segment of how the film affected the lives of several fans. (See the four fans and their "stories" here at http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/How-The-Sound-of-Music-Affected-Their-Lives/4
(hit the previous/next buttons to see the other fans).

The entire show has been found on YouTube - the autocaptions do work occasionally (usually when Julie Andrews is speaking, they are more accurate - though the captions give up when there is music playing). But I do give the AutoCaptions some kudos for trying their best : ) (Don't forget to toggle the AutoCaptions button).

The part showing the Deaf person sharing her experience is shown during Part II around the 8:45 mark.

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VgEma1JGE8
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMPKNVyWCCQ&feature=related
Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYBp-10WHAA&feature=related