Holly Maniatty attends many music concerts, but not as a member of the audience. Clips of Holly's contributions to concerts have gone viral as people around the world admire her work, particularly for signing at hip hop concerts. She has signed for Wu Tang Clan and Snoop Dog.
Holly says she was very excited to interpret for Snoop Dog; "We had four of five deaf patrons in there and they were just loving the show." Holly is known for bouncing and dancing along when she signs; "As an interpreter you want to embody what's happening in terms of the music and the vibe and to be all of that so it becomes visually accessible to the people you are interpreting for."
Holly says she is happy clips of her have gone viral because it opens peoples minds; "Any time a deaf person wants to go to a music festival or concert by a specific artist it should be available and I was really psyched that it gets the message out there."
What's happening in the picture?
Where do you think it was taken?
explain the story
- What is signing?
- Why do some acts have signers at their concerts?
- Holly says there were only four or five deaf patrons at the concert, why is she signing for so few people?
- What does this show about the artist and about the concert organisers?
- What does the Equality Act 2010 say about people with disabilities?
- Why does Holly say she wants the concerts to be visually accessible?
- What can we learn from Holly?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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