Appearance Quote by Rose Ayling-Ellis

The deaf community is nearly never portrayed accurately on television/film because most writers never took the time to immerse themselves in the deaf culture…

— Sean Berdy

There are too many talented deaf men and women out there who are actors, who really have chops, who really know what they're doing.…

— Paul Raci

I never really saw deaf people on TV.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

There were a lot of deaf people trying to get into the industry, who had broken down certain barriers and doors - allowing me…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

There's plenty of deaf actors, tons of them that are talented, that deserve to work.

— Paul Raci

I've been involved in the deaf community for years, and my friends in the community that are actors or performers get very frustrated when…

— Rachel Shenton

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

What I'm going to make sure happens, if I have anything to say about it, now that people are listening - we need to…

— Paul Raci

If it wasn't for 'EastEnders,' I would never have gotten 'Strictly,' and 'EastEnders' were the ones that were brave enough to hire a deaf,…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I knew a big part of why 'Strictly' approached me was because I am deaf.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Being the first deaf person to play a regular character is a huge privilege and was long overdue.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading lips from…

— Shoshannah Stern