Christy Smith

Christy Smith is a contestant from.

Christy earned the distinction of being the first disabled Survivor contestant,with being deaf.

Profile
Christy Smith attended high school and college in Washington, D.C., where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/criminology from Gallaudet University. She most recently worked as a children's adventure guide for the Aspen Camp School for the Deaf. Previous to that, she worked as a facilitator at Hemlock Overlook in Virginia.

Smith is deaf (she can hear minimal sounds but relies on lip-reading skills). Her primary motives for being on SURVIVOR are to promote awareness for the deaf…and win $1 million. Her favorite hobbies are socializing, doing anything outdoors and writing letters. She has traveled to Costa Rica and spent 50 days on a wilderness adventure trip in Alaska with Outward Bound. She describes herself as succulent, independent and goal-oriented. She is most proud of the time she has spent working with juvenile delinquents where she taught them how to work in groups to develop growth and self esteem.

Smith is currently single and resides in Basalt, Colo. Her birth date is September 13, 1978.

Trivia

 * Christy is the first Survivor contestant to have a disability.
 * She is the only deaf contestant to play the game so far.
 * To this day, there is a rumor that Christy incorrectly voted at the Final Tribal Council and that she misunderstood the instructions that the Jury votes for a winner. Jeff Probst did query her why she voted for Jenna to win despite how she treated her and Christy's answer was "she outplayed, outwitted and outlasted" her. Whether she did make a mistake or not is up in the air.
 * Christy's luxury item was Sage.