'Blue's Clues' Wins 'Deaf Awareness in the Media' Award

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this was posted to the list yet but I know the Blues Clues

tapes with sign language have been discussed here before and thought that you

may want to read this.

Elaine

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'Blue's Clues' Wins 'Deaf Awareness in the Media' Award

Nick Jr.'s " Blue's Clues " will be honored by the Greater Los Angeles Council

on Deafness (GLAD) with the " Deaf Awareness in the Media " Award at GLAD's 2nd

Annual Awards Luncheon, being held Thursday, May 3, in Los Angeles. " Blue's

Clues " is being recognized for incorporating deaf culture into each

episode.GLAD was established as a volunteer organization in 1969, based on

the philosophy of improving the lives of the deaf and hard of hearing.

Founded on the philosophy " of, by and for the deaf, " 51% of the Board and/or

staff are deaf or hard of hearing. Using sign language, visual communication

and interactive participation together, " Blue's Clues " continues to make

educational television more accessible to families with deaf children.One of

the most popular pre-school shows on television, " Blue's Clues " challenges

and empowers preschoolers while making them laugh. In each episode,

live-action host Steve invites young viewers to help him and Blue, his

energetic girl puppy, solve the day's puzzles. The series has made strides in

pre-school television by exploring advanced subject matter such as sign

language, geography, physics, emotions and anatomy.Nick Jr. is a specially

designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays and on CBS on

weekends. Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5 and hosted by the

animated character Face, Nick Jr. programs are curriculum based, fun and

commercial free. Related