“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
“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
