ASL at BPL Film Showing: The Ragin' Cajun (1998 documentary)

Fri, Jun 12 2026
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Central Library, Info Commons Lab

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The Ragin' Cajun - part of the Mind Traveler PBS / BBC series (1998)
50 min. run time

The story of Danny Delcambre, a Cajun chef and a person with Usher Syndrome, a genetic condition where people are born deaf and gradually lose their sight. Danny’s restaurant, The Ragin’ Cajun, made history as the first DeafBlind-owned and staffed restaurant. The series host, neurologist Oliver Sacks (author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) explores Deaf and DeafBlind community culture and the unique linguistic richness of American Sign Language (ASL), including tactile signing.

This film will be shown with Closed Captions (CC).

Presented by ASL at BPL Group. 

On the left a woman signs ASL. On the right a boat moves down a river.
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Add to My Calendar 06/12/2026 04:15 pm 06/12/2026 05:15 pm America/New_York ASL at BPL Film Showing: The Ragin' Cajun (1998 documentary) <p>The Ragin' Cajun&nbsp;- part of the Mind Traveler PBS / BBC series (1998)<br>50 min. run time</p><p>The story of Danny Delcambre, a Cajun chef and a person with Usher Syndrome, a genetic condition where people are born deaf and gradually lose their sight. Danny’s restaurant, The Ragin’ Cajun, made history as the first DeafBlind-owned and staffed restaurant. The series host, neurologist Oliver Sacks (author of <em>The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat</em>) explores Deaf and DeafBlind community culture and the unique linguistic richness of American Sign Language (ASL), including tactile signing.</p><p>This film will be shown with Closed Captions (CC).</p><p>Presented by ASL at BPL Group.&nbsp;</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library, Info Commons Lab MM/DD/YYYY 60