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| CODA stands for Children of Deaf Adults |
Last week we made an uniformed prediction that CODA would win Best Picture at the Oscars--uniformed, because none of us have actually seen the film! But we were right nonetheless! We all plan to watch it and are so proud of the disability community.
Writer-Director Sian Heder said in a backstage interview after the win:
“This is a really big moment for the Deaf community. It’s a really big moment for the disability community. Marlee Matlin won an Oscar 35 years ago, and not that much has changed in Hollywood, so I want to thank the Academy for making that change. And I want to say to everyone in the Deaf community and everyone in the disability community that there’s a place for you here, your stories are important, and we need to make room. And this is one story, and let this one be the first of many, many films to come out of this beautiful community.”
Way to go CODA!
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