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I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility to language and communication, which was wonderful and something so many deaf people don't have.

I was born deaf. Sound never existed in my life, and this is completely normal to me.

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

I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community.

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event.

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I can't compare hearing aids to normal hearing.

When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it.

I am the fourth generation of being deaf.

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