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NOVA•Season 4•Episode 18

Across the Silent Barrier

Jun 22, 197755 min

NOVA explores the different means by which hearing-impaired people have learned to penetrate the world of the hearing by visiting with Kitty O'Neil—a woman record-holding speed car racer; Frances Parsons, an advocate of hearing-impaired persons' rights; and workers at Silent Industries—a factory in Los Angeles

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Episode Summary

"Across the Silent Barrier" is episode 18 of NOVA season 4. It aired on June 22, 1977.

Next: E19 · The New Healers Best of Season 4