deafness

Katie Byrnes was born deaf, but this didn’t stop her from finding ways to relate to others.Her parents, Jayne and John Byrnes remember Katie’s earliest…

The singer-songwriter was born with an ear deformity that made hearing difficult; eventually, she lost her residual hearing. But if you're going to vote for her, she wants you to look past that.

10:00 When Gerald Shea was a kid, "Be airful washing the trees" meant, "Be careful crossing the street." Shea wasn't foreign--he was deaf, and for…