this is my sister Pauline and me I’m 10 years old and she’s two years younger
years old and she’s two years younger
years old and she’s two years younger than me we live in Paris and as you may
than me we live in Paris and as you may
than me we live in Paris and as you may know French people love to demonstrate
know French people love to demonstrate
know French people love to demonstrate we would do this as family so here we
we would do this as family so here we
we would do this as family so here we are very excited about this day we had
are very excited about this day we had
are very excited about this day we had prepared signs that we would hold during
prepared signs that we would hold during
prepared signs that we would hold during the March and some we’re actually bigger
the March and some we’re actually bigger
the March and some we’re actually bigger than us that day thousands of people had
than us that day thousands of people had
than us that day thousands of people had gathered and I remember myself sitting
gathered and I remember myself sitting
gathered and I remember myself sitting up there watching fascinated the sea of
up there watching fascinated the sea of
up there watching fascinated the sea of moving hands around me everywhere never
moving hands around me everywhere never
moving hands around me everywhere never in my life had seen as many deaf people
in my life had seen as many deaf people
in my life had seen as many deaf people we were there gathered as a community to
we were there gathered as a community to
we were there gathered as a community to ask the governments to office early
ask the governments to office early
ask the governments to office early recognize our language sign language my
recognize our language sign language my
recognize our language sign language my first language my father my mother and
first language my father my mother and
first language my father my mother and my sister are deaf not me I’m the only
my sister are deaf not me I’m the only
my sister are deaf not me I’m the only one hearing person in my family and the
one hearing person in my family and the
one hearing person in my family and the odds for this are lower than being
odds for this are lower than being
odds for this are lower than being struck by lightning twice so I grew up
struck by lightning twice so I grew up
struck by lightning twice so I grew up in a deaf world a silent world but it
in a deaf world a silent world but it
in a deaf world a silent world but it was a warm and cozy cocoon I had a
was a warm and cozy cocoon I had a
was a warm and cozy cocoon I had a wonderful childhood and my parents with
wonderful childhood and my parents with
wonderful childhood and my parents with hearts of the deaf community and in the
hearts of the deaf community and in the
hearts of the deaf community and in the deaf community everybody knew each other
deaf community everybody knew each other
deaf community everybody knew each other we would go to their parties join deaf
we would go to their parties join deaf
we would go to their parties join deaf trips play tennis at deaf clubs everyone
trips play tennis at deaf clubs everyone
trips play tennis at deaf clubs everyone we would go we would see sign language
we would go we would see sign language
we would go we would see sign language people would speak sign language
people would speak sign language
people would speak sign language it was the glue that United our
it was the glue that United our
it was the glue that United our community together into one single big
community together into one single big
community together into one single big family in this family if you had a
family in this family if you had a
family in this family if you had a remarkable trait you would be named
remarkable trait you would be named
remarkable trait you would be named after that I remember
after that I remember
after that I remember big-nose one a friend of my father he
big-nose one a friend of my father he
big-nose one a friend of my father he was a deaf restaurant owner and chatty
was a deaf restaurant owner and chatty
was a deaf restaurant owner and chatty mouth she was a chatterbox one of my mom
mouth she was a chatterbox one of my mom
mouth she was a chatterbox one of my mom best best friend my name was Tebow she
best best friend my name was Tebow she
best best friend my name was Tebow she shaking head he has my first letter of
shaking head he has my first letter of
shaking head he has my first letter of my name and shaking head as a movement I
my name and shaking head as a movement I
my name and shaking head as a movement I was doing when my mother would come for
was doing when my mother would come for
was doing when my mother would come for me they named me
me they named me
me they named me shaking head but the deaf community is
shaking head but the deaf community is
shaking head but the deaf community is also something very direct people don’t
also something very direct people don’t
also something very direct people don’t have pretensions if you didn’t like the
have pretensions if you didn’t like the
have pretensions if you didn’t like the conversation you are in you could just
conversation you are in you could just
conversation you are in you could just switch and look at another person I know
switch and look at another person I know
switch and look at another person I know I know wouldn’t be awesome if we all if
I know wouldn’t be awesome if we all if
I know wouldn’t be awesome if we all if we all speak sign language here all of
we all speak sign language here all of
we all speak sign language here all of us unfortunately this is not the case
us unfortunately this is not the case
us unfortunately this is not the case most of the time outside of the Deaf
most of the time outside of the Deaf
most of the time outside of the Deaf world where I grew up in the hearing
world where I grew up in the hearing
world where I grew up in the hearing world the world that you live in with
world the world that you live in with
world the world that you live in with the two valid ears a world where no one
the two valid ears a world where no one
the two valid ears a world where no one almost speak sign language and that was
almost speak sign language and that was
almost speak sign language and that was usually because of that that most deaf
usually because of that that most deaf
usually because of that that most deaf people had problems to interact with it
people had problems to interact with it
people had problems to interact with it when I grew up I felt this weight all
when I grew up I felt this weight all
when I grew up I felt this weight all the time I was the ambassador trying to
the time I was the ambassador trying to
the time I was the ambassador trying to build the bridges between those two
build the bridges between those two
build the bridges between those two worlds at age five I started my career
worlds at age five I started my career
worlds at age five I started my career it all started with phone calls when the
it all started with phone calls when the
it all started with phone calls when the phone rang a flight system of flashing
phone rang a flight system of flashing
phone rang a flight system of flashing lights would trigger all across the room
lights would trigger all across the room
lights would trigger all across the room and I would run and run to the phone and
and I would run and run to the phone and
and I would run and run to the phone and answer my parents would come later
answer my parents would come later
answer my parents would come later notified by the light and we would
notified by the light and we would
notified by the light and we would interpret together at that time TV was
interpret together at that time TV was
interpret together at that time TV was not captioned you couldn’t see any movie
not captioned you couldn’t see any movie
not captioned you couldn’t see any movie if I wasn’t there next to the screen
if I wasn’t there next to the screen
if I wasn’t there next to the screen interpreting for my parents
interpreting for my parents
interpreting for my parents we watched Emily a lot I was I used to
we watched Emily a lot I was I used to
we watched Emily a lot I was I used to accommodate them
accommodate them
accommodate them out there in the world I used to help
out there in the world I used to help
out there in the world I used to help them understand and communicate because
them understand and communicate because
them understand and communicate because that was important we used to go in
that was important we used to go in
that was important we used to go in museums post office banks or even doctor
museums post office banks or even doctor
museums post office banks or even doctor I can tell you at the doctor there was
I can tell you at the doctor there was
I can tell you at the doctor there was way too much information share to a kid
way too much information share to a kid
way too much information share to a kid to handle
to handle
to handle but it felt natural it felt normal
but it felt natural it felt normal
but it felt natural it felt normal there was the right thing to do deaf and
there was the right thing to do deaf and
there was the right thing to do deaf and hard of wing people need to read your
hard of wing people need to read your
hard of wing people need to read your lips to understand why you say but
lips to understand why you say but
lips to understand why you say but lip-reading only gets you to 25% of the
lip-reading only gets you to 25% of the
lip-reading only gets you to 25% of the information so try to imagine somebody
information so try to imagine somebody
information so try to imagine somebody talks to you you look at them in the
talks to you you look at them in the
talks to you you look at them in the eyes and you get one word out of for
eyes and you get one word out of for
eyes and you get one word out of for barely let’s say that you can manage to
barely let’s say that you can manage to
barely let’s say that you can manage to fill the blanks and be smart about it
fill the blanks and be smart about it
fill the blanks and be smart about it then I add a second and a third person
then I add a second and a third person
then I add a second and a third person each son is the first person stops
each son is the first person stops
each son is the first person stops talking the other person starts so you
talking the other person starts so you
talking the other person starts so you miss the first words and you miss the
miss the first words and you miss the
miss the first words and you miss the point
point
point you miss the concept the jokes all the
you miss the concept the jokes all the
you miss the concept the jokes all the time you get lost you in a constant
time you get lost you in a constant
time you get lost you in a constant ping-pong match where the chances of you
ping-pong match where the chances of you
ping-pong match where the chances of you keeping up decreased to zero very
keeping up decreased to zero very
keeping up decreased to zero very quickly that was the day-to-day life for
quickly that was the day-to-day life for
quickly that was the day-to-day life for them I remember my sister the first time
them I remember my sister the first time
them I remember my sister the first time she got into a mainstream school with
she got into a mainstream school with
she got into a mainstream school with other hearing kids she tried to keep up
other hearing kids she tried to keep up
other hearing kids she tried to keep up and she tried so hard group
and she tried so hard group
and she tried so hard group conversations were the worst for her but
conversations were the worst for her but
conversations were the worst for her but that was where social life happened that
that was where social life happened that
that was where social life happened that small hassle in a communication
small hassle in a communication
small hassle in a communication difference between the human people and
difference between the human people and
difference between the human people and her was enough to keep her outside of
her was enough to keep her outside of
her was enough to keep her outside of their group he was like this wall of
their group he was like this wall of
their group he was like this wall of silence was built between her and the
silence was built between her and the
silence was built between her and the rest and seen from afar you couldn’t see
rest and seen from afar you couldn’t see
rest and seen from afar you couldn’t see it why was there invisible so she
it why was there invisible so she
it why was there invisible so she drifted away back to the Deaf world
drifted away back to the Deaf world
drifted away back to the Deaf world where she had hundreds and hundreds of
where she had hundreds and hundreds of
where she had hundreds and hundreds of friends he was easier for her you know
friends he was easier for her you know
friends he was easier for her you know what was the point of struggling and
what was the point of struggling and
what was the point of struggling and fighting just to get a handful of
fighting just to get a handful of
fighting just to get a handful of hearing friends both of us knew that the
hearing friends both of us knew that the
hearing friends both of us knew that the world was bigger than just the Deaf
world was bigger than just the Deaf
world was bigger than just the Deaf world but we had to accept that I was
world but we had to accept that I was
world but we had to accept that I was powerless she was powerless she was in
powerless she was powerless she was in
powerless she was powerless she was in the de piel did cage because that was
the de piel did cage because that was
the de piel did cage because that was the deaf world for her and I felt
the deaf world for her and I felt
the deaf world for her and I felt powerless for years and for years until
powerless for years and for years until
powerless for years and for years until four years ago when I met Andrew Gupta
four years ago when I met Andrew Gupta
four years ago when I met Andrew Gupta in India and shoe four years old has
in India and shoe four years old has
in India and shoe four years old has found
found
found a social enterprise who helps poor
a social enterprise who helps poor
a social enterprise who helps poor people get dignity through closes he
people get dignity through closes he
people get dignity through closes he transforms valuable goods and valuable
transforms valuable goods and valuable
transforms valuable goods and valuable clothes from the wealthy and make it
clothes from the wealthy and make it
clothes from the wealthy and make it into valuable resources for the poor
into valuable resources for the poor
into valuable resources for the poor people he’s not the first guy who
people he’s not the first guy who
people he’s not the first guy who noticed there was poverty in India but
noticed there was poverty in India but
noticed there was poverty in India but he did something about it
he did something about it
he did something about it why him and not the others that’s what I
why him and not the others that’s what I
why him and not the others that’s what I asked him and I what I asked him this
asked him and I what I asked him this
asked him and I what I asked him this question he answered my question by
question he answered my question by
question he answered my question by another question one that changed my
another question one that changed my
another question one that changed my life
life
life Tibo what makes you angry that’s why he
Tibo what makes you angry that’s why he
Tibo what makes you angry that’s why he asked me Thibault what problem in your
asked me Thibault what problem in your
asked me Thibault what problem in your life makes you so angry so frustrated
life makes you so angry so frustrated
life makes you so angry so frustrated that you could devote the next ten years
that you could devote the next ten years
that you could devote the next ten years of your life finding a solution to it I
of your life finding a solution to it I
of your life finding a solution to it I was stunned I don’t get them your life
was stunned I don’t get them your life
was stunned I don’t get them your life question like that all the time
question like that all the time
question like that all the time anger this very violent behavior this
anger this very violent behavior this
anger this very violent behavior this temporary loss of control what you do
temporary loss of control what you do
temporary loss of control what you do things that afterwards you regret
things that afterwards you regret
things that afterwards you regret immediately all happen to us but the
immediately all happen to us but the
immediately all happen to us but the anger that drive and show is different
anger that drive and show is different
anger that drive and show is different it’s much deeper it gave him energy and
it’s much deeper it gave him energy and
it’s much deeper it gave him energy and purpose over the years it was the wheel
purpose over the years it was the wheel
purpose over the years it was the wheel deal and when I asked myself what kind
deal and when I asked myself what kind
deal and when I asked myself what kind of anger I had one Li one answer went
of anger I had one Li one answer went
of anger I had one Li one answer went through the test of time at that time
through the test of time at that time
through the test of time at that time the laws and the life of developing
the laws and the life of developing
the laws and the life of developing people had improved a bit for
people had improved a bit for
people had improved a bit for accessibility TV was now captioned with
accessibility TV was now captioned with
accessibility TV was now captioned with subtitles phone when ou interpreted
subtitles phone when ou interpreted
subtitles phone when ou interpreted through video interpreters but the
through video interpreters but the
through video interpreters but the social dynamics was still the same those
social dynamics was still the same those
social dynamics was still the same those two worlds had never been as far apart
two worlds had never been as far apart
two worlds had never been as far apart the rest of the the world was going
the rest of the the world was going
the rest of the the world was going together through English and
together through English and
together through English and globalization all of this but the Deaf
globalization all of this but the Deaf
globalization all of this but the Deaf and the hearing world still standed
and the hearing world still standed
and the hearing world still standed separated by this big wall this big
separated by this big wall this big
separated by this big wall this big silent wall and that was frustrating my
silent wall and that was frustrating my
silent wall and that was frustrating my sister still had this endless series of
sister still had this endless series of
sister still had this endless series of struggles she was now in college and she
struggles she was now in college and she
struggles she was now in college and she had to rely on seven friends
had to rely on seven friends
had to rely on seven friends just to combine together enough notes to
just to combine together enough notes to
just to combine together enough notes to attend classes she would work three
attend classes she would work three
attend classes she would work three times harder than anyone else
times harder than anyone else
times harder than anyone else just to be at the normal baseline and
just to be at the normal baseline and
just to be at the normal baseline and that was frustrating but that was not
that was frustrating but that was not
that was frustrating but that was not just my deaf people at that Christmas
just my deaf people at that Christmas
just my deaf people at that Christmas that year I had met my grandparents and
that year I had met my grandparents and
that year I had met my grandparents and I knew this is something different was
I knew this is something different was
I knew this is something different was with them they were starting losing
with them they were starting losing
with them they were starting losing their hearing and because of that like
their hearing and because of that like
their hearing and because of that like so many other people in the world they
so many other people in the world they
so many other people in the world they couldn’t keep up with the conversation
couldn’t keep up with the conversation
couldn’t keep up with the conversation anymore at Christmas dinners and I saw
anymore at Christmas dinners and I saw
anymore at Christmas dinners and I saw in their eyes as a way son standing
in their eyes as a way son standing
in their eyes as a way son standing still on the dinner table the same
still on the dinner table the same
still on the dinner table the same frustration in the same isolation that
frustration in the same isolation that
frustration in the same isolation that had grew up with it was not just deaf
had grew up with it was not just deaf
had grew up with it was not just deaf people people above 75 years old are
people people above 75 years old are
people people above 75 years old are more likely to be hard of hearing than
more likely to be hard of hearing than
more likely to be hard of hearing than not if it’s not you who’s going to be
not if it’s not you who’s going to be
not if it’s not you who’s going to be hard of hearing it’s your neighbor 400
hard of hearing it’s your neighbor 400
hard of hearing it’s your neighbor 400 million people 5% of the world
million people 5% of the world
million people 5% of the world population today struggles because of
population today struggles because of
population today struggles because of their discipline hearing loss every day
their discipline hearing loss every day
their discipline hearing loss every day they go in business meetings family
they go in business meetings family
they go in business meetings family dinners group conversations hang out
dinners group conversations hang out
dinners group conversations hang out with friends and they cannot follow and
with friends and they cannot follow and
with friends and they cannot follow and keep up they’re being denied a fully
keep up they’re being denied a fully
keep up they’re being denied a fully rich and social professional life really
rich and social professional life really
rich and social professional life really are we gonna just let this happen I felt
are we gonna just let this happen I felt
are we gonna just let this happen I felt this anger going growing up in me
this anger going growing up in me
this anger going growing up in me because the only solution they had today
because the only solution they had today
because the only solution they had today was interpreters and captioners people
was interpreters and captioners people
was interpreters and captioners people that you would pay $100 an hour just to
that you would pay $100 an hour just to
that you would pay $100 an hour just to get the transcript of the conversation
get the transcript of the conversation
get the transcript of the conversation but would you grab coffee with a friend
but would you grab coffee with a friend
but would you grab coffee with a friend and pay $100 for this all the time would
and pay $100 for this all the time would
and pay $100 for this all the time would you go on a date and have the third
you go on a date and have the third
you go on a date and have the third person sitting next to you to the
person sitting next to you to the
person sitting next to you to the conversation right sometimes can be
conversation right sometimes can be
conversation right sometimes can be useful
useful
useful [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] deaf people most of deaf and are fine
deaf people most of deaf and are fine
deaf people most of deaf and are fine people were giving up on those
people were giving up on those
people were giving up on those opportunities they were isolating
opportunities they were isolating
opportunities they were isolating themselves from this social life and
themselves from this social life and
themselves from this social life and that was what was making me the most
that was what was making me the most
that was what was making me the most angry and when I connected to this anger
angry and when I connected to this anger
angry and when I connected to this anger hearing and true that gave me the energy
hearing and true that gave me the energy
hearing and true that gave me the energy I needed just to do the first step and
I needed just to do the first step and
I needed just to do the first step and to start looking for a solution and
to start looking for a solution and
to start looking for a solution and start moving forward he pushed me over
start moving forward he pushed me over
start moving forward he pushed me over the next year’s I thought we could end
the next year’s I thought we could end
the next year’s I thought we could end this isolation I was convinced of it now
this isolation I was convinced of it now
this isolation I was convinced of it now the wall could be broken down we could
the wall could be broken down we could
the wall could be broken down we could realize both of those worlds not just
realize both of those worlds not just
realize both of those worlds not just the Deaf are hurting people you could
the Deaf are hurting people you could
the Deaf are hurting people you could you can put the smartphone in your
you can put the smartphone in your
you can put the smartphone in your pocket you see here this microphone you
pocket you see here this microphone you
pocket you see here this microphone you use it for two things calling people and
use it for two things calling people and
use it for two things calling people and Siri well if you use Siri Siri let’s
Siri well if you use Siri Siri let’s
Siri well if you use Siri Siri let’s talk about it 40 years of technological
talk about it 40 years of technological
talk about it 40 years of technological innovation all packed into a phone it’s
innovation all packed into a phone it’s
innovation all packed into a phone it’s not artificial intelligence where you
not artificial intelligence where you
not artificial intelligence where you can just talk to it and it transcribes
can just talk to it and it transcribes
can just talk to it and it transcribes whatever you say but wait a minute why
whatever you say but wait a minute why
whatever you say but wait a minute why do you use Siri for setting up alarms
do you use Siri for setting up alarms
do you use Siri for setting up alarms dictating you text while you’re driving
dictating you text while you’re driving
dictating you text while you’re driving really I thought artificial intelligence
really I thought artificial intelligence
really I thought artificial intelligence helps cars drive themselves you could
helps cars drive themselves you could
helps cars drive themselves you could detect cancer through photos of a nine
detect cancer through photos of a nine
detect cancer through photos of a nine and what we were doing with speech
and what we were doing with speech
and what we were doing with speech recognition sending out reminders really
recognition sending out reminders really
recognition sending out reminders really can we not use this technology to help
can we not use this technology to help
can we not use this technology to help millions of deaf American people what if
millions of deaf American people what if
millions of deaf American people what if we would take the audio information of a
we would take the audio information of a
we would take the audio information of a conversation and use it use this
conversation and use it use this
conversation and use it use this artificial intelligence to make the
artificial intelligence to make the
artificial intelligence to make the information visually accessible that’s
information visually accessible that’s
information visually accessible that’s Ava Ava is an app that you can open on
Ava Ava is an app that you can open on
Ava Ava is an app that you can open on your laptop or your phone it connects
your laptop or your phone it connects
your laptop or your phone it connects all the smart phones in a room together
all the smart phones in a room together
all the smart phones in a room together in a group conversation to hear what
in a group conversation to hear what
in a group conversation to hear what each person has to say
each person has to say
each person has to say and in essence second transcribes it in
and in essence second transcribes it in
and in essence second transcribes it in color to the deaf person so they can
color to the deaf person so they can
color to the deaf person so they can follow the conversation with you
follow the conversation with you
follow the conversation with you it’s like captioning on TV but for real
it’s like captioning on TV but for real
it’s like captioning on TV but for real conversations conversations that matter
conversations conversations that matter
conversations conversations that matter we’ve built today the fastest captioning
we’ve built today the fastest captioning
we’ve built today the fastest captioning system in the world so that my family my
system in the world so that my family my
system in the world so that my family my co-founder deaf as well but millions of
co-founder deaf as well but millions of
co-founder deaf as well but millions of deaf and hard of in people can follow
deaf and hard of in people can follow
deaf and hard of in people can follow everyday conversations and feel included
everyday conversations and feel included
everyday conversations and feel included one of them is Jenna Jenna wrote me a
one of them is Jenna Jenna wrote me a
one of them is Jenna Jenna wrote me a letter describing me how Ava changed her
letter describing me how Ava changed her
letter describing me how Ava changed her life she’s held Ava at church to finally
life she’s held Ava at church to finally
life she’s held Ava at church to finally understand what the pastor was talking
understand what the pastor was talking
understand what the pastor was talking about she’s held Ava in restaurants to
about she’s held Ava in restaurants to
about she’s held Ava in restaurants to feel part of the banter between her
feel part of the banter between her
feel part of the banter between her friends and the waiter
friends and the waiter
friends and the waiter she used to miss this she held Ava at
she used to miss this she held Ava at
she used to miss this she held Ava at the doctor’s office or during an
the doctor’s office or during an
the doctor’s office or during an Americano in it in an her oatmeal at
Americano in it in an her oatmeal at
Americano in it in an her oatmeal at Starbucks Gina is a massage therapist so
Starbucks Gina is a massage therapist so
Starbucks Gina is a massage therapist so she has clients she would spend days in
she has clients she would spend days in
she has clients she would spend days in silence now she is Ava with her clients
silence now she is Ava with her clients
silence now she is Ava with her clients just to be able to transform this
just to be able to transform this
just to be able to transform this silence into real conversations now she
silence into real conversations now she
silence into real conversations now she G goes with them then I used to be
G goes with them then I used to be
G goes with them then I used to be afraid of going out with friends at
afraid of going out with friends at
afraid of going out with friends at nights for camping for example because
nights for camping for example because
nights for camping for example because of the darkness she couldn’t read lips
of the darkness she couldn’t read lips
of the darkness she couldn’t read lips she felt her entire life isolated with
she felt her entire life isolated with
she felt her entire life isolated with Ava she had a companion in her pocket
Ava she had a companion in her pocket
Ava she had a companion in her pocket and she could feel she belong again Gina
and she could feel she belong again Gina
and she could feel she belong again Gina cried the first time she used a bow I
cried the first time she used a bow I
cried the first time she used a bow I mean when’s the last time you’ve cried
mean when’s the last time you’ve cried
mean when’s the last time you’ve cried using a nap
using a nap
using a nap [Music]
[Music]
[Music] how many other Gina’s are out there
how many other Gina’s are out there
how many other Gina’s are out there ready to be held ready to discuss with
ready to be held ready to discuss with
ready to be held ready to discuss with you so you can see their cultures and
you so you can see their cultures and
you so you can see their cultures and share the stories last Thanksgiving
share the stories last Thanksgiving
share the stories last Thanksgiving Ava connected thousands of families
Ava connected thousands of families
Ava connected thousands of families together I felt in my heart I heard a
together I felt in my heart I heard a
together I felt in my heart I heard a swear heard the first loud crack in this
swear heard the first loud crack in this
swear heard the first loud crack in this wall of silence
it is a virtuous cycle each conversation
it is a virtuous cycle each conversation successful is one over silence and
successful is one over silence and
successful is one over silence and isolation and it gives us more energy to
isolation and it gives us more energy to
isolation and it gives us more energy to push further and bring further the
push further and bring further the
push further and bring further the boundaries of accessibility so that we
boundaries of accessibility so that we
boundaries of accessibility so that we can maybe one day bring closer a totally
can maybe one day bring closer a totally
can maybe one day bring closer a totally accessible world I remember when I was
accessible world I remember when I was
accessible world I remember when I was younger I felt so frustrated not to be
younger I felt so frustrated not to be
younger I felt so frustrated not to be present for my family when they needed
present for my family when they needed
present for my family when they needed me last week my sister met her professor
me last week my sister met her professor
me last week my sister met her professor he was hearing she was deaf she used a
he was hearing she was deaf she used a
he was hearing she was deaf she used a BA to communicate and I was millions of
BA to communicate and I was millions of
BA to communicate and I was millions of miles away and finally I could be there
miles away and finally I could be there
miles away and finally I could be there for her but she’s the real badass in a
for her but she’s the real badass in a
for her but she’s the real badass in a story in a few years she will become the
story in a few years she will become the
story in a few years she will become the first deaf lawyer in France sorry sister
first deaf lawyer in France sorry sister
first deaf lawyer in France sorry sister sorry sister a lot of pressure no really
sorry sister a lot of pressure no really
sorry sister a lot of pressure no really but think about it what brought us here
but think about it what brought us here
but think about it what brought us here is the questions from angel what makes
is the questions from angel what makes
is the questions from angel what makes you angry in your world what makes you
you angry in your world what makes you
you angry in your world what makes you angry that you could spend the next 10
angry that you could spend the next 10
angry that you could spend the next 10 years of your life doing something about
years of your life doing something about
years of your life doing something about it ask yourself this question let it
it ask yourself this question let it
it ask yourself this question let it sink you may not have an answer to it
sink you may not have an answer to it
sink you may not have an answer to it right away
right away
right away you may feel uncomfortable dig deep
you may feel uncomfortable dig deep
you may feel uncomfortable dig deep connect with maybe this anger amplify it
connect with maybe this anger amplify it
connect with maybe this anger amplify it if you can find the fire within you know
if you can find the fire within you know
if you can find the fire within you know that this is an incredible power and I
that this is an incredible power and I
that this is an incredible power and I hope you can draw from it and I hope
hope you can draw from it and I hope
hope you can draw from it and I hope that you can change the world with this
that you can change the world with this
that you can change the world with this because the world needs you to do this
because the world needs you to do this
because the world needs you to do this thang
thang
thang [Applause]
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