How Many Deaf People Do You Know

All I Can Say Is I've Been Reading The Lips Of Bleeped-out Words, Angry Baseball Players, And Stoned-out Rock Stars On Awards Shows For Years And It's Been Hilarious. Everyone Is Always Asking Me What The Bleeped-out Parts Are Saying.

It Was My Father Who Instilled The “never Say No” Attitude I Carry Around With Me Today, And Who Instilled In Me A Sense Of Wonder, Always Taking Us On Adventures In The Car, Never Telling Us The Destination.

I Have Always Resisted Putting Limitations On Myself, Both Professionally And Personally.

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 Hope That Through My Example, Such As My Role On 'the West Wing,' I Can Help Change Attitudes On Deafness And Prove We Can Really Do Everything... Except Hear.