I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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Growing up, I was always involved in the deaf community.
We have over 25 deaf individuals in my family.
I have always aspired to be the type of role model who can bridge the deaf and hearing communities.
One of the things I did when I was in New York, which has a wonderful deaf community, is I have worked on making Broadway more accessible to deaf people.
I am one hundred percent ready to be a spokesperson for the deaf community.
In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.
After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.
I'm particularly proud of my work with the Starkey Hearing Foundation for whom I raised a million dollars in one day on 'Celebrity Apprentice.' They do great work around the world helping deaf children in developing countries get proper attention and free hearing aids.
I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.
I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.
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