Community Quote by Tom Harkin

The students at Gallaudet University deserve our congratulations. They educated the nation about deafness, and won a long overdue victory for all disabled people.

— Michael Dukakis

I hope I will do the deaf community proud and break down more barriers.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I love the deaf community.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

The deaf community has shaped me as an artist and a person, and I am very grateful that I have been able to share…

— Michael Arden

Most of my students were not deaf.

— Lauren Ridloff

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.

— Marlee Matlin

It is my hope that, by sharing my thoughts and feelings, I will encourage you to think about how you can improve the experiences…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

People who are deaf or hard of hearing need all the support we can give them.

— Ken Loach

Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the…

— Paul Tournier

[On being deaf:] We must struggle for whatever may be had, without encroaching on the comfort of others.

— Harriet Martineau

I'm quite deaf now; such a comfort.

— Evelyn Waugh

I believe that diverse, rich, and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go mainstream and that we can do this, together.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis