Uprising

"Uprising" is the 9th episode of the second season of ABC Family's Switched at Birth, and it is thirty-ninth episode of series overall. It was written by Lizzy Weiss and it was directed by Steve Miner. It was originally aired on March 4th, 2013.

Plot
In this episode--told all in American Sign Language--Daphne, Emmett, Travis and their Carlton friends plan a protest to convince the school board to keep Carlton open. Bay is conflicted about whose side she is on since the Carlton kids want to disband the pilot program and keep Carlton 100% deaf. Ultimately, Bay joins the sit-in, even providing her artwork for the movement. Emmett catches Daphne and Noah sharing an intimate moment while rehearsing for the school play. The Kennishes and Regina are concerned about their daughters' involvement in the sit-in. Meanwhile, Melody has to pick which side she’s on since the school board has offered her a new position if she outwardly supports the closing of Carlton.— ABC Family's Official Summary

Recap
In this episode--told all in American Sign Language--Daphne, Emmett, Travis and their Carlton friends plan a protest to convince the school board to keep Carlton open. Bay is conflicted about whose side she is on since some of the Carlton kids want to disband the pilot program and keep Carlton 100% deaf. Ultimately, Bay joins the sit-in, even providing her artwork for the movement. Emmett catches Daphne and Noah sharing an intimate moment while rehearsing for the school play. John, Kathryn, and Regina are concerned about their daughters' involvement in the sit-in. Meanwhile, Melody has to pick which side she’s on since the school board has offered her a new position if she outwardly supports the closing of Carlton.

Main

 * Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish
 * Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez
 * Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish
 * Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe
 * Constance Marie as Regina Vasquez
 * Lea Thompson as Kathryn Kennish
 * D.W. Moffett as John Kennish
 * Giles Marini as Angelo Sorrento

Recurring

 * Max Lloyd-Jones as Noah
 * Ryan Lane as Travis
 * Marlee Matlin as Melody Bledsoe
 * Stephanie Nogueras as Natalie Pierce
 * Daniel Durant as Matthew

Guest

 * Carlease Burke as Principal Rose
 * Taylor Doty as Quentin
 * Lindsay Evans as Relay Service Interpreter
 * Candice Goodie as Joanna/Stagehand
 * Brian Gutierrez as Cody
 * Karla Gutierrez as Amy
 * Parker Harris as Miles
 * Dyan Sue Kovacs as Meg
 * John Maucere as Adam
 * Hamilton Mitchell as School Board Member
 * Natasha Sattler as Isabel
 * Ashley A. Shimizu as Michelle
 * Jonathan Craig Williams as Security Guard

Featured Music
To be added.

Trivia

 * This episode has no audio beyond music and the actors say all their lines in ASL. The entire point is to give hearing people a taste of being deaf.
 * This episode received many complaints about the lack of audio and sounds meaning that viewers have to reply on reading the subtitles or captions in order to follow what is going on in the episode.

Goofs

 * When Daphne walks up to Noah and tells him her hearing aid battery died his locker is open. When he hands her new ones it is closed. He is in frame the entire time he is not seen closing it.