March 30th, 1987"21-year-old Marlee Matlin, bespectacled and in a puff-sleeved purple gown, cautiously took the stage and changed the course of film history. Her Best Actress Oscar for the role of Sarah in the previous year's film adaptation of "Children of a Lesser God" made her the youngest woman ever to take the category, and […] The post How the portrayal of Deaf people in film has evolved over time appeared fi…
