I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help.
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I think we really do need deaf people out there writing their own shows.
What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to have me in it. But that happens with a lot of actors in Hollywood, not just with me.
Often in the past, when we have had a deaf person in the spotlight, we have been portrayed badly. It was up to me to change that.
Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and being an actor has taught me to really listen.
Am I complaining about my deafness? No, I am not.
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 before portraying it on television. They also never got to know their deaf actors.
Deaf people are struggling to find their favorite show or something that represents them. It's hard. There are some examples of shows that have a deaf storyline in one episode, like Cold Case, or another show where they are focusing on the cochlear implant or the medical aspect.
The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.
Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.
Well, once we finish something, I can't really listen to it because all I hear are problems.
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