Everybody's Got A Job To Do, And

I Hope I Inspire People Who Hear. Hearing People Have The Ability To Remove Barriers That Prevent Deaf People From Achieving Their Dreams.

It Was Ability That Mattered, Not Disability, Which Is A Word I'm Not Crazy About Using.

During A Visit To California, When A Friend Of My Grandmother's Told My Parents That I Must Be Deaf Because I Was Not Responding To Sounds, My Father Was Absolutely Convinced That I Was Simply Being Stubborn.

I Was 21 Years And 218 Days Old When I Received The Academy Award For Best Actress. I Had Just Stepped Into An Imaginary World That I'd Seen At A Distance For Years.

There Are So Many People, Deaf Or Otherwise Abled, Who Are So Talented But Overlooked Or Not Given A Chance To Even Get Their Foot In The Door.