Deaf Quote by Lauren Ridloff

At the end of the day, 'My Deaf Family' is about a typical family that all of us can identify with but told from…

— Marlee Matlin

I had so many deaf uncles that instilled in me this feeling of unconditional love, that's how I was brought up in that community.…

— Paul Raci

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

They're really supportive, and I love my family to bits, but I did feel, growing up, that I would love to have a deaf…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

A lot of what my parents went through, their history, lives in my body. I'm just a witness to what my father and mother's…

— Paul Raci

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

— Lauren Ridloff

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

I'm the only one in my family who is deaf, and there are still conversations that go around me that I miss out on.…

— Marlee Matlin

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

— Marlee Matlin

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

The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do…

— Marlee Matlin

The interests of the deaf child and his parents may best be served by accepting that he is a deaf person, with an elaborate…

— Harlan Lane