Another Thought

Fall term I watched the movie Amy for my Developmental Concerns course. The movie is about a woman who leaves her husband to go teach at a School for the Deaf and the Blind. As the story unfolds she had a son who was Deaf tried her best to take care of him and teach him how to talk. Her husband did not except thier deaf son and often used his money to persuade his wife. She became so involved in her son's life that she volunteered at his school until he passed away. She had hoped that her son would learn would learn to talk before he passed away. She begins teaching Deaf Children how to speak. Throughout her challenging quest she helps one little boy learn how to talk. Some of the parents had disabilites themselves. A couple of the Deaf Students parents were either Deaf or Blind. I really enjoyed the movie and wanted to share this with the class. I found it interesting that I had never heard about this movie before taking the class. It is a Disney Movie , and usually Disney Movies are heavily advertised and well known. This made me think about the Movie survey that I posted last week. How come there is not any movies that incorporate sign language or deaf people? Why isnt sign language apart of Hollywood? Should movie theaters provide caption on the screen? I would like to discuss these questions with everyone this week.