About Us
Why DeafCasting.Com?
Of the 28 million Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) people in this country, there is a rich, yet untapped source of talented and trained artistic professionals out there. With the dawn of a new millennium and the growing awareness of cultural diversity, it’s even more crucial that we continue to achieve this artistic reality. There is a large pool of Deaf and HOH talents, who have spend time and money honing their craft. Many of these are now professionals working within their own community.
DeafCasting.Com was created to provide a service of identifying and contacting Deaf or HOH talent when needed for a specific job. Our expertise is that we are deeply entrenched within this community and culture, as well as having several decades of work experience and knowledge in the entertainment industry.
Many actors and actresses who are deaf have difficulty gaining access to casting opportunities within the industry due to a variety of reasons. Deafcasting.com alleviates this by providing a centralized source of Deaf or hard of hearing talent. Producers, directors, filmmakers, event facilitators and other industry people can easily seek talent by checking our comprehensive, searchable database. Due to the language styles, nuances, context and cultural norms found within the Deaf community and American Sign Language, DeafCasting.com believes in the importance of having deaf or hard of hearing roles realistically portrayed by actual deaf or hard of hearing talent.