None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.
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Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?
I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.
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.
The deaf community and the hearing community, there's not always a ton of interaction.
There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.
The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.
Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.
The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.
I think the biggest misconception is that people think deaf people are not able to do things.
How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know?