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Growing up, I was always involved in 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.

I started to realize that there are a lot of people who are unaware of deaf culture, and I've been given a great platform to reframe the deaf community.

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.

Instant messaging and chat rooms have basically created a level playing field for deaf people.

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

There are two worlds: the deaf world and the hearing world. There are some people in the deaf community that feel that hearing people look down on us.

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.

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

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.