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

Nyle DiMarco

Categorized in : Think Things People Deaf

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.

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Own your identity. Love who you are in the world. Love your deafness.

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

own being deaf language

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

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There is research proving that deaf people have increased visual abilities.

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

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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.

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My sexiest feature is my body.

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My passion, personally, is being my true self while inspiring young people who are struggling with their identities to love themselves for who they are.

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I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do.

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My message to my deaf community is that we can redefine anything however we want. Anything is re-definable only if we believe and work hard for it.

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I feel the need to reframe our community positively and better deaf youth's lives, and with the 'DWTS' platform, I can - but it's not enough until I win.

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I feel like I can see the music and can see how the character of the music actually flows. For me, that's music to my eyes.

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I've never wanted to hear.

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If I'd been born into a hearing family and went to a public school, I would have probably felt much more isolated, and being deaf would have become my identity.

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

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I want to use my celebrity for good.

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In middle school, I had the best math teacher I've ever had, and he was deaf... and I felt inspired by him. I knew from then on that I wanted to be a math teacher.

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I love to cook breakfast. I am a morning person.

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When I signed up for 'Dancing with the Stars,' I was nervous. If I threw everything off, there are 10-15 million people watching, and that would be a negative viewpoint of deaf people, and I didn't want that.

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