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Nyle DiMarco is deaf and uses American Sign Language. American Sign Language requires the use of facial expressions and body movements; his deafness amplifies his natural talent. His deafness is an asset and not a limitation; he is amicable and able to communicate easily.
Matlin lost almost all of her hearing when she was 18 months old. She made her stage debut in a 1974 production of The Wizard of Oz staged by the Children's Theatre of the Deaf and sponsored by the Center on Deafness, then in Des Plaines, Illinois, and she continued to act with that theatre for the next several years.
Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress.
Marlee Matlin. Marlee Matlin. Diagnosed with profound hearing loss at just 18 months old, Matlin has only 20 per cent hearing in one ear, and is completely deaf in the another. As a child, Matlin attended a synagogue for the Deaf. She studied Hebrew phonetically, and learned her part of the Torah for her Bat Mitzvah.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(fgnGZtiMOLTHwPAP67Dx0AQ__41,
In 2021, Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. She participated in and won the show's nineteenth series, with professional Giovanni Pernice. In an interview before the start of the series, she said: I have a hearing aid, so I pick up some of the music and I can hear the beat.