Like Perlman, many physically challenged individuals turn to the charts. Perhaps the reason is because the joy of artistic achievements compensates for other pleasures they cannot experience. Stevie wonders, Jose Feliciano, and Andrea Bocelli all express, through their music, their souls. Although unable to see physically, their music reveals truly how well they see. Hearing impairment struck Ludwig van Beethoven and Marlee Matlin it didn’t stop them from developing their talents. Already a successful composer, many of Beethoven’s most powerful pieces were written after he became deaf. Similarly, Matlin had excellent acting roles in movies, plays and television programs, indeed she won an Oscar for Children of a Lesser God. She encourages
