Back Quote by Lindsay Pearce

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

— Marlee Matlin

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

— Marlee Matlin

Close to birth... I lost, like, 80 percent of my hearing, and I had difficulty speaking.

— Lou Ferrigno

At one point during my childhood, I thought I was the only deaf person that walked this planet.

— Lauren Ridloff

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

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

— Lauren Ridloff

Having deaf parents shaped my whole life because back in the day there was no technology that could help them.

— Paul Raci

I was born partially deaf and suffered from labyrinthitis, which affected my balance. I had numerous ear infections and spent my childhood in and…

— Jameela Jamil

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

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

When I lost my hearing, my mom got a deaf mentor to come into the home.

— Millicent Simmonds

Being in the hearing world was more of a challenge than being in the Deaf world, because I had to learn how to write…

— Jack Jason

They thought I was deaf when I was a kid because I was always totally off in my own little world.

— Lynne Ramsay