'Children of a Lesser God'

Does Marlee Matlin just sit at home and wait for roles of deaf people?

I mean, if you have a movie or TV show that has a deaf or hard of hearing person involved, don't you think of the one actress who is deaf and has an Oscar?

With Robert DeNiro, there's always Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson in terms of people of your same ilk and ability. With Matlin, there's no one.

This was nominated for a bunch of awards and I don't know why. And could they have picked a more dramatic title?