I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer.

It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.

I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers.

I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer.

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.