I'm Not Broke. Like Everybody Else, I

When I Was Young I Knew I Was Deaf. I Couldn't Accept It.

I Have A Great Husband, Great Parents And In-laws, And I Have Help With A Nanny. It's Not Easy, But There Are Others Who Do It Every Day And Don't Have A High-profile Job As I Do.

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.

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.

I Can Hear You And I Can Watch Your Mouth Move, And Then I Put Together The Sounds And The Visual Image And I Can Understand The Words As I Integrate The Two Signals.