Marlee Matlin

Heather Whitestone was the first, Deaf Miss America, and the first Deaf Miss Alabama. Heather was born February 24, 1973 in Dothan, Alabama. She lost most hearing from a reaction to a diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus shot when she was eighteen months old; she has five percent hearing in her left ear. While in elementary school, Heather learned about Helen Keller, who became her role model. She attended the Central Institute for the Deaf in Missouri after falling behind in her classes, but returned to

n the American sign language video "Marlee Matlin on Deaf and Police Interaction",Marlee talks about the different types interactions that deaf people could have with police while driving a car. Before she starts talking about the first topic she says the before you start driving you should have "a sign in your car visor, and a wallet size piece of paper that says "you are either deaf or hard of hearing"" plus writing information about how you communicate with others. Afterwards she starts with the

Children of a Lesser God was directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt and Marlee Matlin. This love story follows most stereotypes found in Romantic cinema, but instead of other people or names keeping these two apart it’s their own communication. This was not my first time watching this movie, so before I put it on I wanted to reflect on some of the ideas and questions I had the first time I watched the film. I wanted to see if my view changed now that I know a little bit more about Deaf

and CJ Jones were not famous, I decided to add Marlee Matlin and Sean Beardy to the survey as both are well-known deaf actors. In doing so, I believed that the vast majority would know that they are both deaf, but I was incorrect in this assumption. Only 72.4% (165/228) of all people who participated knew Marlee Matlin was deaf and 73.1% (155/212) of all hearing people knew Marlee Matlin was deaf. This number was much lower than expected as Marlee Matlin is by far the most iconic deaf actor in Hollywood

celebrated deaf people in the arts and sciences who have more recently helped to pave the way for other deaf community members. 1. Marlee Matlin - http://www.marleematlinsite.com This well-known actress has played a slew of parts, some speaking rolls and some not. She is probably most recognized by the younger crowd for her roll in ABC’S hit show “Switched at Birth.” Marlee has definitely paved the way for other deaf actors to be recognized and taken seriously. When she was 21, she became the youngest

(Herman & Matlin, 2014). Many departments, organizations, and companies are working together to minimize this barrier by educating both parties how to handle this scary and potentially dangerous situation (Herman & Matlin, 2014). Deaf/hard of hearing individuals may have a limited understanding of law enforcement operations which may make them feel threatened by the inability to effectively communicate due to the differences between spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL)

Deaf Culture I may not be considered part of the hearing culture due to my severe to profound hearing loss, but some people might be surprised to hear that I am not considered a part of the Deaf culture. A majority of the Deaf culture is very critical of those who assimilate with hearing people and accept hearing culture as their majority culture. I believe that every hearing impaired and deaf person is an individual and needs to do what is best for them instead of being worried about following

Acting is all about the movement of your body and your soul. Music, visual and stage arts, all of these are all able to express deep messages without the use of oral talk. Sign language is the one of a kind language which uses body motion and facial expressions to communicate with others. These characteristics are also necessary in successful stage performances, as acting depends greatly on movement and facial expression.  The majority of theatrical productions do indeed depend on human speech to

documentary, Through Deaf Eyes, is a two hour film that focuses on all things related to Deaf life over the span of 200 years. The documentary includes interviews of people who have made a significant impact on the Deaf community, including actress Marlee Matlin and various people who work or either have worked at deaf schools such as Gallaudet University. Before watching this documentary or even before signing up for this ASL course I knew a little bit about Deaf culture through my own personal experience

“Nobody’s Perfect” is a realistic fiction book written by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney. This story has been told from the point of view of a deaf girl named Megan who was getting everything the way she wanted. Her house was filled with everything purple… purple invitations, purple cake, purple food, purple clothes, and purple balloons. Everything is going perfect until Ms. Endee announces that there is a new girl in their class named Alexis Powell. All 12 girls are invited except Alexis. “She’s