Children Quote by Lou Ann Walker

“A conservative survey once showed that the average deaf high school graduate has a third-grade reading ability.”

— Lou Ann Walker

“We are all born almost Deaf, Dumb and Blind; trial and error have, thus far, been our best teacher.”

— Balan Gothandaraman

Most of my students were not deaf.

— Lauren Ridloff

There are many issues within the deaf community but, for me, none more important than access to education for deaf children.

— 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

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 was the only student she’d taught who’d actually known any deaf people. Most of the students in my courses were there because they’d…

— Lou Ann Walker

If someone says: "I don't want to have a cochlear implant, because I want my child to grow up with a rich sense of…

— Andrew Solomon

“Interestingly, very few deaf people actually use sign language in their dreams.”

— Lou Ann Walker

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

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Due to the closure of many deaf schools in the U.K., deaf children are forced to attend mainstream school. I don't mind this idea:…

— Rachel Shenton

“No matter what our curriculum requires us to teach or how little class time we have, children must read a lot in order to…

— Donalyn Miller