A video showing a Deaf woman called Mandy Harvey appearing on America’s Got Talent has gone viral, getting an incredible 95 million views.
Harvey appeared on the show with her sign language interpreter, going on to explain how she had lost her hearing at the age of 18, due to connective tissue disorder.
Using muscle memory and visual tuning, as well as “trusting her pitch,” she learned to sing again, feeling the beat of the music via vibrations on the stage floor. Her song ‘Try’ was a hit with the panel. Watch it below to see just how much of a hit…
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Oh Dear
June 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04vbdr0? 28 February 2017
Typical BBC. Deaf singer with no subtitles or video clip for deaf viewers.
It’s high time we deafies had a discount like blind people do.
jelibo21
June 9, 2017
What an inspiration! Thank you.