Millicent Simmonds Quotes

American Sign Language requires a lot of facial and body expression.

I learned American Sign Language in college and seemed to pick it up rather quickly. I really love to sign and wish that I had more friends to sign with.

I do love to interpret songs in American Sign Language.

Sign language was a great experience. I have a deaf aunt that I am able to communicate with because of that class.

At first, I simply wanted to get a basic understanding of sign language, but as time went on, I really got the bug and wanted to become proficient so that I could make good use of my skills.

I trained to become a sign-language interpreter because it helps you read physical expression and the emotions of body language.

I had to learn American sign language. And I did stuff in it, stuff that was just for me and was fun, that I don't think anyone would ever notice.

Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art.

I just have a connection with sign language. I always thought the deaf community was a different community to be a part of. In high school, me and my friend took sign language.

Everybody should learn sign language or, at least, 'Hello, do you need help? How are you?'

I was very shy. I didn't really hang around with hearing people very much. Mostly I had deaf friends.

I was a sign language interpreter from when I was 17, but I don't do that anymore. Both of my parents were deaf. I grew up in a deaf household. I don't do any jokes about it really, but yeah that was my day job.

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.

While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.

I'm happy being deaf. I'm happy with my life and my family.

Inequality within the deaf and hard of hearing community is something I feel really passionate about and always will do.

In the deaf community, there is exactly that - a community. It's like nothing I see in the hearing world. It's old fashioned, I guess, and beautiful.

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

To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is.

We have our own culture, our own community. A lot of people don't realize that. They just assume that deaf people are very unfortunate, very disabled, but no.

There are so many deaf kids out there being deprived of their own language.

I am the fourth generation of being deaf.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing need all the support we can give them.

We have over 25 deaf individuals in my family.

I met a girl when I was in third grade. Kids were beating her up - she was deaf - so I walked her home. Her parents were deaf and they gave me the alphabet on a card. I learned it and taught my friends how to do the alphabet - which was outlawed in our school because we used to talk to each other in class.