People often ask Marlee Matlin why her interpreter is a man. Her answer: "He's the messenger. I'm the message." 🤟 With a male voice there's no mix-up about who's talking. And Jack, her longtime interpreter, has done more than speak for her. He's a CODA (Child

People often ask Marlee Matlin why her interpreter is a man. Her answer: "He's the messenger. I'm the message." 🤟 With a male voice there's no mix-up about who's talking. And Jack, her longtime interpreter, has done more than speak for her. He's a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) whose first language is ASL. When Marlee left high school she didn't fully understand how working with an interpreter worked, and she says she learned a lot about the Deaf community from him. Some of the people who believe in us also help us find our voice. 💛 Watch the full conversation on The Person Who Believed in Me with David Begnaud, link in comments. #MarleeMatlin #ASL #DeafCommunity #CODA #ThePersonWhoBelievedInMe #DavidBegnaud ▻