Conversation

When I first lost my hearing, and was trying to get someone to teach me sign language, there were so many people who told me that I could never learn a visual language as a person blind from birth. I ignored them and advocated until I found a teacher. Now, every time I go to a Deaf event and can participate fully, in my community in my natural tactile language, I am reminded that the things people think are our greatest weakness, can be our greatest joy.