I am writing here to expose the community because of many deaf and HOH actors been struggling on filming. You know there is disability actors. What about Hispanic or Asian? Yeah. Black and European too. Let’s go back where I find one well known actress.

Jane Fonda’s 1979 at Oscars “Coming Home” She used the sign language in show. Her quote, Because I found out there were 17 millions deaf people in United States and Academy Awards were not closed captioned. I tried to get them to close captioned and they wouldn’t do it. So I decide to do my thing in Sign Language.

Marlee Martin’s 1987 at Oscars “Children of A Lessor God” She is frist deaf actress won the Oscar. Her quote, I’ve been waiting for another movie with this message similar to ours to come out, and it hasn’t happened, I just am hoping this opens the floodgates.

Tony Kotsur’s 2022 at Oscars “CODA” He is first deaf actor won the Oscar. His quote, This is dedicated to the Deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community.

Those people given quotes and not enough exposure? Where they are? Where is communication access? What we do with you? Use us for what? Put us in roles. Put us in communication like others. Spanish, French or German. Yes we have language is signing.

I already know about subtitles movies because I love foreign films in ages. It is like deaf movies too! Yeah. It is.

What about you? Any exposure? Let us know.

ILY ~ DW