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

I can not remember even thinking that I was deaf when I was dancing.

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

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

Growing up, I was always involved in the deaf community.

I had internal bleeding with blood clots on the brain. I was completely blind and deaf. I had a heart attack and a stroke.

I think being deaf gave me an increased sense of sight.

But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf person's whole life is like I even mean just realizing what it is like for an instant.

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

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.