“In sign language, conversations like these are unbelievably hard. You must look directly at the person as you talk to him, and as he talks to you. You can’t avert your eyes to relieve the tension.” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“From 1963 through 1965, a nationwide epidemic of rubella—German measles—caused thousands of women to deliver babies who were handicapped in some way:” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“there are signs that are parodies of actual objects and that retain a cleverness even for deaf people. Indeed, these signs are to sight… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“I was the only student she’d taught who’d actually known any deaf people. Most of the students in my courses were there because they’d… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“It was like the old joke: the operation was a success but the patient died. Theories and goals of education don’t matter a whit… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“One story was about a deaf man who was driving in the country, when safety bars were lowered across the road at a railroad… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“Mom turned to me, puzzled. In sign language, she asked, “What was Grandpa saying in the kitchen?” My heart froze.” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“By the time we got back to his house, Grandpa couldn’t reproduce the two signs he’d learned, but he hurried inside to describe to… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“her parents had no way of telling her she was going away to school.” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“And then she made a sign that sent a chill up my spine. It was a slang sign meaning “I’m deaf,” but it’s crudely… — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
“Like virtually all schools for the deaf at that time, the Indiana State School emphasized oral skills: speaking and lipreading.” — Lou Ann Walker Copy Share Image
