Overview
- Songs in Sign Language streams on Disney+ on April 27 during National Deaf History Month.
- Disney returned to original animation files and rebuilt the scenes to communicate in ASL rather than adding captions.
- Deaf West Theatre’s DJ Kurs and ASL choreographer Catalene Sacchetti guided the signing, with more than 20 Disney animators volunteering.
- The work covers The Next Right Thing from Frozen 2, We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto, and Beyond from Moana 2.
- The team created new facial performances and adjusted timing because ASL meaning depends on expression as much as hand movement.