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Durban’s Shakila Maharaj is filling the silence in films and TV shows for visually impaired people. Here’s how

14 April 2021 - 20:02 By nivashni nair

How do blind Netflix viewers know what is happening when there is silence on screen as a killer is about to pounce or a tall, dark someone bestows a smouldering look on a waitress at his favourite coffee shop?..

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