Marlee Matlin explains the significance of the new TV show
Switched at Birth to the Wall Street Journal. She says, "“It adds a great deal of dimension to the public’s perception of what
deaf people are like because you really
understand that there’s more than just a deaf person who happens to
move their hands…. there’s a language, there’s a culture, there’s
relationships between deaf people, deaf people and hearing people, there
are obstacles, there is happiness and joy, and people are watching this
all flow into their living rooms.” Read the full story
here.