Marlee Matlin accepted an Academy Award of Merit – an Oscar statuette – that was created to broadly recognize “all the individuals who have developed and supported captioning technology, whether open or closed, for film,” Tuesday evening at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ annual Scientific and Technical Awards, which were presented at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Oscar-winning actress Matlin has long championed captioning, and on stage she shared her hope that the Oscar statuette, which will reside at the Academy Museum, will bring further awareness of captioning technology and serve as a reminder of the Academy’s “commitment to accessibility and inclusion.”
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