Can deaf fly under sports pilot rule?

Sorry, I did not mean to imply that deaf pilots were not "normal"
pilots. It's just that deaf pilots are really not common. It was a bad
use of words on my part, sorry!

Myself, I have a severe case of hearing loss and that's why I was
interested in hearing more about your experiences teaching deaf pilots.
I will be looking for some instruction soon here in the Texas Hill
Country and will have to find an instructor that has experience in
dealing with deaf/hard of hearing students. I imagine many of them do
not want to deal with these kinds of student. Nonetheless, I am capable
of carrying on a conversation on the phone, etc, but the radio stops me
cold.

When I was going to high school in South Texas (near Harlingen), there
was a deaf cropduster and I figured that was the only way for for
hearing impaired people to fly! Also, I thought a Sports Pilot
certificate would enable more people like me to fly, but further
investigation has shown that they can fly with a PPL as well. All news
to me. Still learning. Thanks all for your feedback.
-Nick