A new episode of Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-nominated series “Big City Greens” is breaking barriers when it comes to ensuring authentic deaf representation.
In the “Quiet Please” episode, the Green family visits the city library hoping to find a book that will spark Cricket’s interest in reading, but they quickly run afoul of a strict, eerie librarian.
Determined to keep the library a quiet place, she threatens to throw them out if they make any sound. Cricket’s sister Tilly notices two deaf library patrons communicating via ASL, giving her the idea that her family can communicate in the same way.
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