Many Deaf people cant read or write English fluently because of langua — Deafness

"Deaf people reading lips is an impossibility. Theres no way. Its something hearing people dreamt up. Its too easily misunderstood."

"He cannot hear the skylark sing, The music of the wild bee’s wing; The murmur of the plaining bough ; A gentle whisper fairy low; The noise of falling waters near— All these have left his mournful ear."

"Now, as a cadet, your training barely covered the importance of how to interact with Americas one million Deaf citizens."

"American Sign Language is naturally big and expressive. But some officers mistake it as wild or aggressive."

"After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the mans ears. Then he spit and touched the mans tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means "Be opened!"). At this, the mans ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."