Day Quote by Paul Raci

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

After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.

— I. King Jordan

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

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

— Lauren Ridloff

One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that…

— Stephanie Beacham

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

— Marlee Matlin

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event.

— Lindsay Pearce

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

— Lynne Ramsay

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

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

— Millicent Simmonds

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

— Marlee Matlin

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

— Lauren Ridloff