Deafness Quote by Paul Simon

But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.

— Stephanie Beacham

To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is.

— Millicent Simmonds

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

— Katie Leclerc

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

— Rachel Shenton

Every job I have been given, I have always been the only deaf person and it always comes with its challenges and issues.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Deafness, though it be total and congenital, imposes no limits on the intellectual development of its subjects, save in the single direction of the…

— Edward Miner Gallaudet

Wherever the deaf have received an education the method by which it is imparted is the burning question of the day with them, for…

— George Veditz

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 people learn they'll be working with deaf actors, they think, 'She needs an interpreter.' But they often don't realise they need to think…

— Lauren Ridloff

At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when…

— I. King Jordan

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

What I want to do is encourage more of that, more deaf presence in TV, movies, acting, modeling - that's really what I want…

— Millicent Simmonds