Sunday, December 30, 2012

ASL in the movies? Rise of the Guardians could have used it with the Sand Man... How cool would that have been?

Have you ever wondered why there isn't more diversity in the media/movies? We've integrated women, people of color, and of different cultures to a degree; and we have Marlee Matlin, right? But when will we truly have a fully representative field of actors/actresses and TV/movie characters/roles as well? We need to advocate for more use of ASL, perhaps an entire network dedicated to this? More people with disabilities or those who consider themselves differently-abled? More cultural films and documentaries? What are your favorite ones to date? Do you have ideas for TV/movies that would fit the bill? Let's chat about it...