MY DEAF FAMILY is the story of Jared, 15 and his family, The Firls, who live and love like any family except that Jared is hearing and communicates using sign language with his deaf family.

This philosophy of signing versus speaking, between a hearing son and his deaf parents, is the driving force to the stories in MY DEAF FAMILY, particularly as Jared grows through his high school years and explores the hearing world outside of his home with cars, hearing friends and dating. The parents insist that being deaf is something to be proud of and it defines who they are; while dealing with a hearing world that too often insists that being deaf is a disability.

MARLEE MATLIN is an American actress who is Deaf. She is the youngest woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, which she won at the age of 21. Her credits include The West Wing, The L Word, and Dancing With The Stars. Marlee is a spokesperson and a leading voice advocating for captioning on the Internet.