Nyle DiMarco – Deaf Model & Education Activist

Disability: Deaf
Story: Nyle grew up in a deaf family, communicating through American Sign Language. He earned a degree in mathematics and became a winner of America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars, then launched the Nyle DiMarco Foundation to support bilingual (ASL/English) education for deaf youth.
Quote: “Deafness is not a barrier—it’s a culture. And I’m proud to represent it.”