Are you asking for writing tips? I'm not OP, but for one "someone who isn't deaf" is 4 words and has a complex structure while "hearing person" is 2 words and has a simple structure, and thus is more effective writing.

It seems strange to me to suggest more complicated structures to replace simpler ones! Is there another reason to use the more complicated structure?

Yes, someone who isn't deaf. "Hearing" or "hearing person" is the vernacular used in the deaf community. It can be important to establish depending on the context. In this case I wanted to make it clear that I was learning ASL despite not being deaf.

Can you see or are you nonblind?