San Antonio’s CBS affiliate covers Charles’ August 2024 hospitalization for acute pancreatitis and the New Braunfels community’s response. Kari Graves speaks to the impact of canceled Christmas events on Deaf families.
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“"There are a lot of families with Deaf children who will drive from other towns to see Deaf Santa because it's worth it for them to be able to communicate with Santa. He makes you feel accepted." — Kari Graves”
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San Antonio’s CBS affiliate covers Charles’ August 2024 hospitalization for acute pancreatitis and the New Braunfels community’s response. Kari Graves speaks to the impact of canceled Christmas events on Deaf families.

DeafNation, the largest Deaf-centered media outlet in the U.S., conducted a deep interview with Charles Graves about Deaf identity, fatherhood, and the responsibility of being the first.

An in-depth Texas Highways profile of Charles Graves and the road from New Braunfels to the Austin Film Festival premiere — how Anthony Mowl first met Charles at a Texas School for the Deaf holiday event, the partnership that grew from that encounter, and what it means for Deaf children to finally have a Santa who signs.

Eye for Film's review praised the documentary's restraint and the directors' decision to let Charles Graves carry the story without overproduction.

When you donate to the Deaf Santa Claus Foundation, what does your money actually do? An honest, plain-language breakdown.