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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millicent Simmonds is at the forefront of a cultural movement to hire more actors with disabilities. The young performer knew she ...

It's no secret that after Switched at Birth, the Freeform network is open to the wealth of stories that can be told from the perspective of a Deaf individual navigating life and a world where many ...

Simmonds was born in Utah. She has four siblings, two younger and two older ones. Simmonds lost her hearing at the age of one because of a medication overdose. She and the rest of her family learned ...

Millicent Simmonds is at the forefront of a cultural movement to hire more actors with disabilities. The young performer knew she wanted to pursue an acting career after working with director Todd ...