I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations.
Marlee MatlinRead
When I was 11, I knew that I wanted to write a kid's book and tell the world what it was like being deaf.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Marlee Matlin expresses her childhood aspiration to write about her experiences as a deaf person.
This quote highlights the importance of personal narratives and representation in literature. Marlee Matlin, as a deaf individual, emphasizes her desire to share her unique perspective with the world through storytelling, illustrating how much can be learned from diverse voices and experiences, especially in children's literature.
Themes
WritingDeafnessRepresentationChildren'S LiteratureStorytelling
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a keynote speech at a literacy event to highlight the importance of diverse stories.
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It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.
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The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.
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I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf, life for me was like one long episode of The Brady Bunch. Despite whatever barriers were in my way, I imagined myself as Marcia Brady skating down the street saying βhiβ to everyone, whether they knew me or not.
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I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. 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.
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