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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: All the deaf characters in the movie - Jonah, the little kids at the deaf school, the deaf club his parents attend, and [[spoiler:the students at the sign language-friendly school he attends at the end]] - are played by real deaf people.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: All the deaf characters in the movie - Jonah, the little kids at the deaf school, the deaf club his parents attend, and [[spoiler:the students at the sign language-friendly school he attends at the end]] - are played by real deaf people.people.
* ScienceMarchesOn: At the time the film came out, it was widely believed that a deaf child allowed to use sign language would become unable to read lips and speak, and thus be unable to function in a hearing world. It is now known that the earlier a child is exposed to language, the better, and knowing sign language increases a child's chances of gaining functional speech later on.
* ScienceMarchesOn: At the time the film came out, it was widely believed that a deaf child allowed to use sign language would become unable to read lips and speak, and thus be unable to function in a hearing world. It is now known that the earlier a child is exposed to language, the better, and knowing sign language increases a child's chances of gaining functional speech later on.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: All the deaf characters in the movie - Jonah, the little kids at the deaf school, the deaf club his parents attend, and [[spoiler:the students at the sign language-friendly school he attends at the end]] - are played by real deaf people.
