With the right support, a deaf child can do exactly the same as a hearing child, yet constantly, they’re being failed. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
I’ve been involved in the deaf community for years, and my friends in the community that are actors or performers get very frustrated when they see hearing people portraying a deaf role. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
There are many issues within the deaf community but, for me, none more important than access to education for deaf children. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
It’s really important to remember that disability is diversity, and that disabled actors and disabilities are something that is hugely under-represented in film. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
Everybody should learn sign language or, at least, ‘Hello, do you need help? How are you?’ Rachel Shenton Read Quote
I’m extremely proud of ‘Hollyoaks.’ No one could be flying the flag more happily. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
We value ‘stuff’ quite highly. Why? Because that ‘stuff’ apparently matters. Not only that, we use it as a measure of how successful we are, and as a result of that, having more of this ‘stuff’ often determines how people treat us. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
In the deaf community, there is exactly that – a community. It’s like nothing I see in the hearing world. It’s old fashioned, I guess, and beautiful. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
I’ve seen a lot of people in my life base their self-worth on what job they book or don’t book, what car they drive, or whether they can afford a house deposit or not. Rachel Shenton Read Quote
