Rae Henson, photo provided When Movies Speak By Annie Uyehara There was a poignant moment for Rae Henson in the movie, “CODA,” when the father asks his daughter to sing for him. He’s deaf and she can hear. He puts his hand to her throat so he can feel the vibrations of her voice. “I have two CODA daughters,” explains Henson, who teaches deaf and hard of hearing children and is deaf herself. “One of my daughters sings and I’d say to her, will you sing for me, too?” Her daughters can hear, which makes them both CODA, which is an acronym for Children Of Deaf Adults. “So I could really relate to that scene in the movie.” The movie, “CODA”, made history for the deaf community by winning three Academy Awards this year, including Best Supporting Actor by deaf actor Troy Kotsur and Be...
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