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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2002-08-15  |  51.1 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  10 minutes, 15 seconds
Transcription: Oh well, for communication, you know, I grew up speaking and lip reading and that served me well for a period of time. I went to a speech therapist and then mom found a school for the deaf and I started there in kindergarten. And I was talking with my mouth but other kids were using their hands to communicate. And then when I was seven, I said to my mom, you know, the speech therapy is for the dogs. I want to quit. And she let me do that, and I've been signing ever since. Communication to me means American Sign Language. Everything is clear, everything is visual. When I was a kid, I mean, I do ...