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 founded by a deaf man.
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NOVA - Across the Silent Barrier Synopsis and Schedule