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I am a visual person, given that I am deaf.

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

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 handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

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.

But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.

Differences among deaf people are okay, but we need to recognize those differences and work together.

There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.

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.