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I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.

I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.

I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do.

I have always aspired to be the type of role model who can bridge the deaf and hearing communities.

I am one hundred percent ready to be a spokesperson for the deaf community.

Own your identity. Love who you are in the world. Love your deafness.

I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

I am the fourth generation of being deaf.

Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.

I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.