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

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

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.

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

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

The deaf community and the hearing community, there's not always a ton of interaction.

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

Right after college, I was trying to figure out what to do. Teach? Act? Model? Do PR for the deaf community? And now I'm doing all I dreamed of and more.

The deaf community is in a favorable position because they have a national theatre and training groups of their own to get them started. Deaf actors have often acquired very valuable skills and experience before they get their break.

Since I knew my deaf identity since birth, it wasn't hard for me to be comfortable, confident, and independent in a hearing world.