“There was an unwritten rule that hearing people who knew sign should identify themselves whenever they were around Deaf people. Otherwise the Deaf people might be carrying on an extremely private conversation, assuming no one around them could understand them.… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“Robert pointed at Lacey and then made the sign for “hearing,” but instead of making it at his mouth, he made it at his forehead. It was a sign given to Deaf people who acted like hearing people. It wasn’t… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“There was an unwritten rule that hearing people who knew sign should identify themselves whenever they were around Deaf people. Otherwise the Deaf people… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“Robert pointed at Lacey and then made the sign for “hearing,” but instead of making it at his mouth, he made it at his… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“American Sign Language was her language, her birthright, not some subpar substitute for English.” — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“She didn’t think she was better than hearing people, simply equal. She didn’t want more rights than they had, she wanted the same. She… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“It never ceased to amaze Lacey how ignorant people were about deafness. Forget understanding Deaf Culture. Forget hearing people respecting them as a linguistic… — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
“Bitch, cookie, lesbian,” Lacey signed. Margaret smiled. “Oh, it’s such a beautiful language,” she said. “Like a dance in the air.” — Mary Carter Copy Share Image
