Being Quote by Lauren Ridloff

I believe that diverse, rich, and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go mainstream and that we can do this, together.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I've seen the needless struggles that deaf children and deaf people face, and that gave me the impetus to write.

— Rachel Shenton

I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think,…

— Marlee Matlin

I hope I will do the deaf community proud and break down more barriers.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

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

Being Deaf is like being in a whole new world, it's awesome

— Arianna

I love that being deaf gives you a different perception of life. It makes you more empathetic.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Deafness produces bizarre effects, reversing the natural order of things; the interchange of letters is the conversation of the deaf, and the only link…

— Lord Chesterfield

I had never thought about what it might mean to be deaf, to be deprived of language, or to have a remarkable language (and…

— Oliver Sacks

Culturally deaf people don't want to be fixed. They don't feel impaired. They feel complete.

— Paul Raci

It was intimidating to play a deaf character. There's a whole culture in the deaf community and I really wanted to know a lot…

— Piper Perabo

What I'm going to make sure happens, if I have anything to say about it, now that people are listening - we need to…

— Paul Raci