Deaf Quote by Lauren Ridloff

Growing up, I didn't know that there were other deaf people out there. I thought I was the only one.

— Lauren Ridloff

I always say deafness is a silent disability: you can't see, and it's not life-threatening, so it has to touch your life in some…

— Rachel Shenton

“Being deaf is not a weakness or it shouldn’t be seen as one and that’s what I wanted to get across that day. It’s…

— Melyssa Winchester

But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf…

— Richard Masur

I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility to language…

— Shoshannah Stern

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

When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it.

— Marlee Matlin

I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old.

— Marlee Matlin

“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

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

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that…

— Richard Masur

As long as we have deaf people on earth, we will have signs.

— George Veditz