Below is a recent video that discusses how she is in Washington DC trying to get congress to notice that more multimedia needs captions and accomodations need to be made for deaf individuals.
http://youtu.be/WgYDzLB43B0
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Marlee Matlin
Marlee Matlin is a deaf actress. She lost all her hearing in her right ear and 80% in the left ear at 18 months. She has faced many obstacles in her life because of being deaf, however she is an advocate for all deaf people. She is involved in many charitable organization, and actively involved in the deaf community. Watching her sign in ASL is beautiful. American Sign Language is such a beautiful language. She has been a powerful leader and has encouraged alot of deaf people to live their dreams and succeed. I found her to be very inspirational.
Below is a recent video that discusses how she is in Washington DC trying to get congress to notice that more multimedia needs captions and accomodations need to be made for deaf individuals.
http://youtu.be/WgYDzLB43B0
Below is a recent video that discusses how she is in Washington DC trying to get congress to notice that more multimedia needs captions and accomodations need to be made for deaf individuals.
http://youtu.be/WgYDzLB43B0
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I have never heard of this actress, and I am glad that you have introduced her to me. I find it interesting to do research on people that are doing something different than what you would expect them to do. I have never really noticed or watched for signs that actresses are deaf. I am going to research this actress and see if there are actually other deaf actors/actresses that I have been watching all along. Your post are really helping me with deaf awareness.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Ashley