Archive for the 'TV' Category

William Hurt Apologized Publicly to Marlee Matlin

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

William Hurt to Marlee Matlin: “I Apologize for Any Pain I Caused”
 
Marlee Matlin is spilling. William Hurt is sorry.
Matlin has been making the rounds touting her new memoir, I’ll Scream Later, and raising some eyebrows with allegations that she was abused by Hurt during their two-year relationship that blossomed on the set of 1987’s Children [...]

Oral Deaf Writer Attacks Luke of Amazing Race and Deaf People

Monday, March 16th, 2009

An oral Deaf writer attacked Luke of Amazing Race and Deaf people in her op-ed article First Person: I can so talk!  Many deaf people can, despite what you might hear elsewhere
Apparently the fact that Luke was interpreted during an interview as saying that he wanted to disprove people’s perceptions and show that, “Deaf can [...]

We Are Deaf: One And Many

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Ask not what your Deaf Community can do for you; Ask what you can do for your Deaf Community.
 
1979-1984 Filed and won a Department of Justice complaint against D.C. Traffic Court for their refusal to provide interpreters for Deaf defendants in the Traffic Court. A major victory in the pre ADA days.
 
Advocated for a Deaf patient [...]

Life-and-Death Scene at NCSD Campus, Fay and Gustav

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Dramatic life-and-death scene at NC School for the Deaf.  Football coaches jumped over fence to rescue a CODA who trashed a motorcycle.  Injured Motorcyclist is thankful, feeling prayers and finding a renewed faith in people.
“Freeman, 21, from Morganton, was riding past North Carolina School for the Deaf on Saturday when he decided to ride a wheelie in front of [...]

Sweet Nothing in My Ear: Thumb Up

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Long before the movie made its appearance tonight, controversies broke out in the forums and blogs, with the c.i. camp heavily advocating the cochlear implants and the ASL camp decrying the use of the cochlear implants. In attempts to tear down the other camp while promoting their propaganda, both camps used misconceptions. Between these two camps, the [...]

Sweet Nothing In My Ear and Forum

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Jeff Daniels And Marlee Matlin Star In Sweet Nothing In My Ear  
Laura and Dan Miller (Matlin, Daniels) have been happily married, as well as best friends, for many years, but their relationship begins to change when their only son, Adam (Noah Valencia), loses his hearing at the age of four.  Laura, who is deaf [...]

Why Not Marlee Matlin Get A Cochlear Implant?

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Isn’t Marlee a Deaf by Choice? Cochlear Implant?
Since Marlee has some hearing, wouldn’t she still be a fine candidate for a Cochlear implant? 
I don’t know very much about deaf culture, so maybe someone can shed a light why some people who CAN HEAR with Cochlear implant would not go ahead and get it? 
I hear almost [...]

Good Morning America Today: Marlee Matlin and MSSD Performing Arts Company

Monday, March 24th, 2008

This morning Marlee Matlin and the Dancers from MSSD Performing Arts Company were shown on Good Morning America. 
Check out the videoclip:  http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4511890
It is not captioned. However, you can still see the bits of signing by by Marlee and the MSSD dancing entourage composed of both MSSD and KDES students.
Now people are learning that not just Marlee Matlin  of [...]