Communication Quote by Alan Lightman

Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.

— Richard Masur

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

— Marlee Matlin

It can be frustrating, playing a hearing person's perception of what a deaf person is like.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

— Marlee Matlin

The blind have no notion of time. The things of time are hidden from them too.

— Samuel Beckett

If you can't hear language, you won't be able to understand language and experience normal development. Every minute spent without hearing is a minute…

— Kassie DePaiva

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions.…

— Barbara Jordan

To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is.

— Millicent Simmonds

Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal…

— Milan Kundera

Say what you want about the deaf.

— Jimmy Carr

We all know in the deaf community, there are deaf actors, men and women who are highly, highly skilled, highly intuitive, highly intelligent, that…

— Paul Raci

So, for people who aren't aware: the biggest obstacle to having hearing loss is not having access to language. And there are many Deaf…

— Lauren Ridloff