Community Quote by Richard Masur

I know a little bit about deaf culture because a friend of mine has been in the deaf culture for awhile. Over the course…

— John Scalzi

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

We all know in the deaf community, there are deaf actors, men and women who are highly, highly skilled, highly intuitive, highly intelligent, that…

— Paul Raci

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

— Rachel Shenton

The deaf community and the hearing community, there's not always a ton of interaction.

— Constance Marie

While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really…

— Zach LaVine

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

— Lauren Ridloff

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

Technology is helping more and more deaf people hear, but here at Gallaudet, we focus on learning and achieving-not on listening. So I would…

— I. King Jordan

Differences among deaf people are okay, but we need to recognize those differences and work together.

— I. King Jordan

The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are.

— Millicent Simmonds

I think deaf people are actually really good at listening, and how ironic is that?

— Paul Raci