![]() ![]() I am well aware of the importance of closed captioning for d/Deaf, hard of hearing, and late deafened people as well as the benefits for ESL learners and children learning to read. Yet another surprise was her involvement in captioning. I suppose the former I somewhat expected since it seems common for celebrities to have some sort of substance abuse problem, but I also had no idea that she had suffered so much even before her Hollywood days. ![]() ![]() How beautiful that her early use of language included a rich religious environment where she was able to learn about God through her own language, ASL.Īnother shocking thing was the drug use, and also the abuse she suffered as a child. I was moved by what an important part her Jewish faith has played in her life, especially how her childhood synagogue was fully inclusive as a hearing/Deaf worship space, with a signing rabbi. Now twenty years later, she’s written a tell-all memoir about drug addiction, abusive relationships, and more. She was catapulted to fame with a Best Actress Oscar on Children of a Lesser God. Marlee Matlin is one of the few Deaf performers well-known to hearing audiences, but there are also many other aspects of her life and self. Originally published 2009 Handjive Productions, my edition Gallery Books, Simon and Schuster, New York, 2010. ![]() I’ll Scream Later by Marlee Matlin, with Betsy Sharkey. ![]()
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