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  • Pictures in the Mind
    BSL | Historical | Oralist oppression | TV-Film

    Pictures in the Mind

    December 25, 2025April 26, 2026

    Joyeux Noël! Pictures in the Mind is a documentary made in 1987 based on Harlan Lane’s ground-breaking book When the Mind Hears – a volume of almost 700 pages (US editions) covering the comprehensive history…

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