Stallone, Winkler, King, and Paul Mace are members of a local neighbor social club called The Lords of Flatbush, and they spend their time exercising their hormones, hot-wiring a car, playing pool, and quaffing egg creams at the local candy store. The film finally focuses its interest on two of the lords..
A bachelor's degree in interpreting is normally required to become an ASL interpreter and to take the certification exam administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. RID also provides an alternative pathway for certification.
A select number of 4-year colleges throughout the country offer degrees in deaf education. Some programs are open to anyone interested in pursuing a degree in deaf education, while others require knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) and completion of some deaf education classes.