'We're always used to reading captions on TV, and all the shows. But when you have a chance to see someone who looks like yourself, who uses the same language as you, we've got many people that were so excited to see themselves on screen.'
found that only 3.5% of characters on broadcast scripted series have disabilities.
She reigned over "The Circle" kingdom a couple of times on the show as an influencer, becoming one of the most popular players among the competition. "I'm living my life," she said. "That's important for me to show, like, 'Wow oh, she's deaf. Yes, she has a disability, but so what?'"Sutton has received a lot of questions online about why she didn't use a keyboard to participate in the competition, or why she didn't speak aloud herself.
"Because of the things that I can do, they said, 'Well, deaf people can't dance, they can't speak. It's impossible for them to listen to music,' and they denied me of my identity," she said. "But obviously, I'm in the Deaf community ... and I see not only myself, but other deaf people doing the same things I'm doing, if not more."
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