Nyle DiMarco Quotes

I know what it's like to be growing up, called 'deaf and mute' and 'deaf and dumb.' They're words that are very degrading and demeaning to people who are deaf and hard of hearing. It's almost... it's almost libelous, if you want to say that.

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've seen the needless struggles that deaf children and deaf people face, and that gave me the impetus to write.

How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know?

I can see that 'Switched at Birth' is attracting audiences because of the diversity and the American Sign Language as well. American Sign Language is such a beautiful language, and people want more of that.

The deaf community and the hearing community, there's not always a ton of interaction.

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

I think the biggest misconception is that people think deaf people are not able to do things.

Seriously, I don't find not being able to hear an obstacle or a boundary. For me, and for many of us, it is an advantage, and it's a part of my identity, in fact. It's a huge part of who I am.

I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf.

I was born deaf. I was raised in a hearing world and in a deaf world at the same time. I can't say that I like one better than I like the other. I like them both. I speak pretty well; I gesture. If I don't understand something, you know, pen and paper, texting. I use it all.

I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.

There are people who are born deaf and grow up deaf who don't speak at all, and some of them have told me that they resent a little bit that I do speak. But, you know, I have to be myself. I have to do what I'm comfortable doing.

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.

When I was 11, I knew that I wanted to write a kid's book and tell the world what it was like being deaf.

I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old.

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

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

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

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

With the right support, a deaf child can do exactly the same as a hearing child, yet constantly, they're being failed.

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

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

Am I complaining about my deafness? No, I am not.

I grew up with deaf teachers, and I thought all deaf children should have exposure to deaf educators.