Communication Quote by Millicent Simmonds

A lot of deaf people experience feeling left out. Feeling lonely.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

So, for people who aren't aware: the biggest obstacle to having hearing loss is not having access to language. And there are many Deaf…

— Lauren Ridloff

“When I was young, I was afflicted with what my aunt called “convenient deafness.” I still am. I have the ability to tune out…

— George Sheehan

It can be frustrating, playing a hearing person's perception of what a deaf person is like.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

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

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

There is a world of deaf, dumb and blind people out there, who are shuffling through their lives, not knowing how wonderful life can…

— Frederick Lenz

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

Those who hear and do not understand are like the deaf. Of them the proverb says: "Present, they are absent."

— Heraclitus

I am just as deaf as I am blind. The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important than those…

— Helen Keller

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

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

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