Community Quote by Lauren Ridloff

“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 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

Sign language is the noblest gift God has given to deaf people.

— George Veditz

I just have a connection with sign language. I always thought the deaf community was a different community to be a part of. In…

— Zach LaVine

In the deaf community, there are different types of people who have different philosophies. Some believe that they should only sign. Some believe they…

— Marlee Matlin

What signifies knowing the Names, if you know not the Natures of things.

— Benjamin Franklin

I think that deaf people that grow up, we meet so many people who don't sign well, and so we develop this sixth sense…

— Lauren Ridloff

“Sensitivity to the sound of one's name is a special gift of loners. Because the loner does not often hear his name, he reacts…

— Wataru Watari

Blind people do not need a name, I am my voice, nothing else matters.

— Jose Saramago

A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me,…

— Henry David Thoreau

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

In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It gives you…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis