To learn how you can help to support this movement: www.facebook.com/cadetnolan For more information about this event, please go to www.tedxislay.com. This speech was made at TEDxIslay in Los Angeles, California on April 23, 2011. All of the speakers were deaf. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)