Notable deafblind people.... long list.

[Guest guest]

I am doing this to get myself through the next few days. To get myself

through relizing that deafblind people can be educators...

here is a partial list... from wikipedia

Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828), a Spanish painter, deaf and blind by the time

of his death. [2]

Victorine eau (1789 - 1832) First deafblind person to be educated in

Paris

(1795 - 1869) congenitally deafblind son of ish minister

Hieronymus Lorm (19th century) - inventor and novelist

Sanzan Tani (1802 - 1867) - Japanese teacher who became deaf in childhood

and blind later in life, communicating with students by touch.

Bridgman (1829 - 1889) - first deafblind child to be successfully

educated in the US

Bradley (time and place of birth not known, died in 1866)

Brace (1807 - 1884)

Eliza Cooter (1841 - 1860)

Dewar (1860 - 1877)

Ragnhild Kåta (1873 – 1947) - Norway

Yvonne Pitrois (1880 - 1937) - French biographer

Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) - author, activist and lecturer

Alice Betteridge (1901 - 1966) - first deafblind Australian to be educated.

Teacher, traveller, writer.

Jack Clemo (1916 - 1994) - British poet who became deafblind as an adult

Aletrishe Nietrà (1921 - )

das (1925 - ) - the first DeafBlind person in the US to receive

a master's degree.

Georgia Griffith (circa 1930- )

J. Boyer (1936 - )

Kinney (?-?) — Educator, lecturer and poet; president of the Hadley

School for the Blind from 1975 to 1979.

Danny Delcambre (born 1959)

Theresa Poh Lin Chan (born c. 1944)

Notable DeafBlind People (

http://www.msab.state.mn.us/DBC/notable_deafblind_people.htm)

B. Riedel (1912- )-Usher Type 2 or 3

-borrowed classmates' notes and read a lot of textbooks to graduate from

school with honors > entered medical (dental) school (physical exams not

required in his day) > practiced dentistry (drilling, filling cavities) 20

years > left practice to make dentures and partials; then learned about

Usher at Hadley School for Blind

das (1925- )-normal development until age 4 years when

contracted cerebrospinal meningitis, resulted in total blindness and near

deafness; totally deaf by mid-teens; received receptive communication

through block letter printed on palm and Tadoma method (right thumb on

speaker's lips and fingers on vocal cords), and retained clear speech

-at Perkins learned braille, and by teens avid reader, reading 3 – 4 books

in one weekend

-at 12 years started writing poetry; became member of Poetry Society of

America; honored as Poet of the Year (1960)

-scored 98 out of 100 on Harvard's pre-entrance exam > graduated cum laude

from St. 's University (1950; classmates transcribed textbooks into

Braille > first known deafblind to receive Master's degree in U.s., in

Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at New York

University (1953)

-Director of deafblind services at Industrial Home for the Blind in New York

> now Director of Community Education at Helen Keller National Center for

DeafBlind Youth and Adults in Sands Point, NY; lectures about deafblinds'

capability if given opportunity, arranges tours at Center, edits national

newsletter)

-published " Life at my Fingertips " (autobiography) and " City of the Heart "

(poems)

-earned honorary degrees from Gallaudet University, Western Michigan

University, Hopkins University (1980)

-felt modern day deafblind not receive recognition for success in education

and employment because " blocked by shadow of Helen Keller "

-deep sea fishing, gardening, art collecting, gourmet cooking

J. Boyer (1936- )

-totally deafblind

-earned Master's degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of

Wisconsin at Madison

-wrote special software for disabled people at Technical Braille Center

-founder, business owner and Executive Director of Computers to Help People,

Inc. in Madison (1981); developed MegaDots translation programs (e.g.,

mathematics, chemistry, music) into braille (under subcontract with

Duxbury) and into speech; provide special computer hardware and software to

people with disabilities

Danny Delcambre

-born in Louisiana in strong traditional Cajun family (LA highest population

of Usher in world); Usher Type 1, deaf with limited tunnel vision

-founder and operator of restaurant " Rajin Cajun " in Seattle, WA, which has

since closed, to become motivational speaker

-watched parents cook > attended community college, discovered culinary

program and transferred into it> researched scholarships and internships

(latter required for culinary school graduation) > awarded six scholarships

> applied for internship to famous chefs and rejected until world renown New

Orleans Cajun chef Prudhomme accepted him > job applications repeatedly

rejected > decided to start own business, took classes through Small

Business Administration, first business counselor pessimistic, second

business counselor supportive > founded first deafblind owned restaurant >

President Clinton visited " Rajin Cajun " and sampled cooking > President

Clinton invited Danny to White House to receive Small Business Employer of

the Year award and to share experiences with government and community

leaders > received Small Businessman of the Year award from Seattle and

Better Business Bureau Torch Award from Washington state > received

Gallaudet University's Amos Kendal Award > received Nordstrom's Salute to

Cultural Diversity Community Service Award of Washington

-motivational speakers for businesses, schools, associations,

internationally: " If I Can, You Can " theme via ASL with voice interpreter;

five spices to success = 1) find your passion; 2) be with positive people,

not negative people; 3) be your own best friend; 4) have fun; 5) keep your

sense of humor

-former vice-president of Washington State DeafBlind Citizens;

vice-president of DeafBlind Service center

-featured in PBS and BBC documentary, Rajin Cajun, one of 6-part series of

renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' " The Mind Traveller " ,

nominated Best Documentary for the 73rd Academy Awards

Jeff Bohrman

-Usher Type 1, now totally deafblind (cochlear implant help with sounds, not

speech)

- e School for the Deaf.> Bachelor's degrees in Biology and

Pharmacology from Dickinson College and University of Pittsburgh > Master's

degree in Pharmacology-Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois > Ph.D.

degree in Pharmacology-Physiology from University of Pacific Stockton

-past positions as teaching assistant, post-doctoral investigator, research

toxicologist and research pharmacologist

-Project Director for Ohio DeafBlind Outreach Program, part of Comprehensive

Program for Deaf at Columbus Speech and Hearing Center: take census of

deafblind people in Ohio, assess needs, link to appropriate services

-past president of American Association of DeafBlind; Director of Ohio

DeafBlind Association; advisory Board of Helen Keller National Center;

Advisory board of DeafBlind Link (National Clearinghouse on Children who are

DeafBlind); standing committee of National Coalition on DeafBlindness;

National Interpreter Training Advisory Board (develop manual on deafblind

interpreting in Connecticut); Consumer Advisory Council for Ohio Relay

Service; Ohio Interest Group for Individuals with DeafBlindness

-Medick winner (1996: outstanding visually-impaired person)

-role model with sense of humor

Deborah G. Groeber

-Stargardt's disease

-Bachelor's degree magna cum laude at Wharton school at University of

Pennsylvania > Master in Business Administration from Wharton School >

senior financial analyst two years > law degree from Columbia University

(used magnifying machine, sound amplifier, Braille puncher, sat close to

professors, sign language interpreter) > hired as labor and employment

lawyer for , & Boddus > appointed by President Clinton to be on

Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1996)

> outreach volunteer and board member for Legal Clinic for Disabled (pro

bono legal advice for low-income, physically disabled clients) > recognized

as ABC World News Tonight Jennings' Person of The Week (May 19, 1995)

> selected as torch runner for Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics

Kim Powers

-Usher Type 1

-noticed as amature actress on San theater production by top

Kaleidoscope executive, who introduced her to station's president > star of

her own Award winning television talk show series, Kim's World, air Saturday

mornings on San -based Kaleidoscope cable network, reaching out to

nearly 20 million people in more than 35 states (founded 1990); through

interpreters, captioning for deaf and voice narration for blind show

physically challenged children that anything is possible: draw on own life

experiences (e.g., how to identify clothes by texture, how to travel

independently, how to interact with animals at zoo, dancing, horseback

riding, etc.); dress up as storybook character to interpret and discuss

literature with children

-as volunteer gives inspirational talks to disable children in schools,

lectures to teacher for disable children; co-host syndicated TV special,

Helen Keller: The Magic Within, along with a team; host Paralympics Games

for physically disabled athletes in Atlanta on paid TV

-snow skiing, bungee jumping, scuba diving

Georgia Griffith

-born blind, deaf later

-first blind student at Capital University (Ohio), graduated in teaching Phi

Beta Kappa and cum laude > teach music in public school

-with declining hearing in 30s, first to earn Library of Congress' top

certification as proofreader of Braille music

-CompuServe executives realized how often they and subscribers turned to her

for help > signed her on as systems operator/independent contractor (using

Braille reader) for CompuServe as host for seven of its on-line

forums(Political Debate, White House, Religion, Religious Issues, Christian

Fellowship, and IBM Special Needs) where subscribers discuss particular

topics; income based on time subscribers spend in her forums; regular

membership of more than 200,000; called " Wizard " by CompuServe for being

consistent, reliable source of information for subscribers; called " Net

Queen " by New York Times

Graham 'G-Force' Hicks (England)

-deafblind

-two Guinness World Records for 'G-Force Challenger' quad-biking (104 MPH)

and jet-skiing (from Wash to London): take full control of vehicle, with

Pillion passenger to give navigational directions via touch based system

(touch here/there to point in right direction), mutual trust between

passenger directions and deafblind skills

-worked for DeafBlind UK, raising public awareness of deafblind potential

and raising funds for vital deafblind services

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" I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown

[Guest guest]

Great compilation Chantelle!

>

> I am doing this to get myself through the next few days. To get myself

> through relizing that deafblind people can be educators...

>

> here is a partial list... from wikipedia

>

> Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828), a Spanish painter, deaf and blind by the

> time

> of his death. [2]

> Victorine eau (1789 - 1832) First deafblind person to be educated in

> Paris

> (1795 - 1869) congenitally deafblind son of ish

> minister

>

> Hieronymus Lorm (19th century) - inventor and novelist

> Sanzan Tani (1802 - 1867) - Japanese teacher who became deaf in childhood

> and blind later in life, communicating with students by touch.

> Bridgman (1829 - 1889) - first deafblind child to be successfully

> educated in the US

> Bradley (time and place of birth not known, died in 1866)

> Brace (1807 - 1884)

> Eliza Cooter (1841 - 1860)

> Dewar (1860 - 1877)

> Ragnhild Kåta (1873 – 1947) - Norway

> Yvonne Pitrois (1880 - 1937) - French biographer

> Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) - author, activist and lecturer

> Alice Betteridge (1901 - 1966) - first deafblind Australian to be

> educated.

> Teacher, traveller, writer.

> Jack Clemo (1916 - 1994) - British poet who became deafblind as an adult

> Aletrishe Nietrà (1921 - )

> das (1925 - ) - the first DeafBlind person in the US to

> receive

> a master's degree.

> Georgia Griffith (circa 1930- )

> J. Boyer (1936 - )

> Kinney (?-?) — Educator, lecturer and poet; president of the

> Hadley

> School for the Blind from 1975 to 1979.

> Danny Delcambre (born 1959)

> Theresa Poh Lin Chan (born c. 1944)

>

> Notable DeafBlind People (

> http://www.msab.state.mn.us/DBC/notable_deafblind_people.htm)

>

> B. Riedel (1912- )-Usher Type 2 or 3

>

> -borrowed classmates' notes and read a lot of textbooks to graduate from

> school with honors > entered medical (dental) school (physical exams not

> required in his day) > practiced dentistry (drilling, filling cavities) 20

> years > left practice to make dentures and partials; then learned about

> Usher at Hadley School for Blind

>

> das (1925- )-normal development until age 4 years when

> contracted cerebrospinal meningitis, resulted in total blindness and near

> deafness; totally deaf by mid-teens; received receptive communication

> through block letter printed on palm and Tadoma method (right thumb on

> speaker's lips and fingers on vocal cords), and retained clear speech

>

> -at Perkins learned braille, and by teens avid reader, reading 3 – 4 books

> in one weekend

>

> -at 12 years started writing poetry; became member of Poetry Society of

> America; honored as Poet of the Year (1960)

>

> -scored 98 out of 100 on Harvard's pre-entrance exam > graduated cum laude

> from St. 's University (1950; classmates transcribed textbooks into

> Braille > first known deafblind to receive Master's degree in U.s., in

> Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at New York

> University (1953)

>

> -Director of deafblind services at Industrial Home for the Blind in New

> York

> > now Director of Community Education at Helen Keller National Center for

> DeafBlind Youth and Adults in Sands Point, NY; lectures about deafblinds'

> capability if given opportunity, arranges tours at Center, edits national

> newsletter)

>

> -published " Life at my Fingertips " (autobiography) and " City of the Heart "

> (poems)

>

> -earned honorary degrees from Gallaudet University, Western Michigan

> University, Hopkins University (1980)

>

> -felt modern day deafblind not receive recognition for success in

> education

> and employment because " blocked by shadow of Helen Keller "

>

> -deep sea fishing, gardening, art collecting, gourmet cooking

>

> J. Boyer (1936- )

>

> -totally deafblind

>

> -earned Master's degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of

> Wisconsin at Madison

>

> -wrote special software for disabled people at Technical Braille Center

>

> -founder, business owner and Executive Director of Computers to Help

> People,

> Inc. in Madison (1981); developed MegaDots translation programs (e.g.,

> mathematics, chemistry, music) into braille (under subcontract with

> Duxbury) and into speech; provide special computer hardware and software

> to

> people with disabilities

>

> Danny Delcambre

>

> -born in Louisiana in strong traditional Cajun family (LA highest

> population

> of Usher in world); Usher Type 1, deaf with limited tunnel vision

>

> -founder and operator of restaurant " Rajin Cajun " in Seattle, WA, which

> has

> since closed, to become motivational speaker

>

> -watched parents cook > attended community college, discovered culinary

> program and transferred into it> researched scholarships and internships

> (latter required for culinary school graduation) > awarded six

> scholarships

> > applied for internship to famous chefs and rejected until world renown

> New

> Orleans Cajun chef Prudhomme accepted him > job applications

> repeatedly

> rejected > decided to start own business, took classes through Small

> Business Administration, first business counselor pessimistic, second

> business counselor supportive > founded first deafblind owned restaurant >

> President Clinton visited " Rajin Cajun " and sampled cooking > President

> Clinton invited Danny to White House to receive Small Business Employer of

> the Year award and to share experiences with government and community

> leaders > received Small Businessman of the Year award from Seattle and

> Better Business Bureau Torch Award from Washington state > received

> Gallaudet University's Amos Kendal Award > received Nordstrom's Salute to

> Cultural Diversity Community Service Award of Washington

>

> -motivational speakers for businesses, schools, associations,

> internationally: " If I Can, You Can " theme via ASL with voice interpreter;

> five spices to success = 1) find your passion; 2) be with positive people,

> not negative people; 3) be your own best friend; 4) have fun; 5) keep your

> sense of humor

>

> -former vice-president of Washington State DeafBlind Citizens;

> vice-president of DeafBlind Service center

>

> -featured in PBS and BBC documentary, Rajin Cajun, one of 6-part series of

> renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' " The Mind Traveller " ,

> nominated Best Documentary for the 73rd Academy Awards

>

> Jeff Bohrman

>

> -Usher Type 1, now totally deafblind (cochlear implant help with sounds,

> not

> speech)

>

> - e School for the Deaf.> Bachelor's degrees in Biology and

> Pharmacology from Dickinson College and University of Pittsburgh >

> Master's

> degree in Pharmacology-Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois > Ph.D.

> degree in Pharmacology-Physiology from University of Pacific Stockton

>

> -past positions as teaching assistant, post-doctoral investigator,

> research

> toxicologist and research pharmacologist

>

> -Project Director for Ohio DeafBlind Outreach Program, part of

> Comprehensive

> Program for Deaf at Columbus Speech and Hearing Center: take census of

> deafblind people in Ohio, assess needs, link to appropriate services

>

> -past president of American Association of DeafBlind; Director of Ohio

> DeafBlind Association; advisory Board of Helen Keller National Center;

> Advisory board of DeafBlind Link (National Clearinghouse on Children who

> are

> DeafBlind); standing committee of National Coalition on DeafBlindness;

> National Interpreter Training Advisory Board (develop manual on deafblind

> interpreting in Connecticut); Consumer Advisory Council for Ohio Relay

> Service; Ohio Interest Group for Individuals with DeafBlindness

>

> -Medick winner (1996: outstanding visually-impaired person)

>

> -role model with sense of humor

>

> Deborah G. Groeber

>

> -Stargardt's disease

>

> -Bachelor's degree magna cum laude at Wharton school at University of

> Pennsylvania > Master in Business Administration from Wharton School >

> senior financial analyst two years > law degree from Columbia University

> (used magnifying machine, sound amplifier, Braille puncher, sat close to

> professors, sign language interpreter) > hired as labor and employment

> lawyer for , & Boddus > appointed by President Clinton to be

> on

> Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

> (1996)

> > outreach volunteer and board member for Legal Clinic for Disabled (pro

> bono legal advice for low-income, physically disabled clients) >

> recognized

> as ABC World News Tonight Jennings' Person of The Week (May 19,

> 1995)

> > selected as torch runner for Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics

>

> Kim Powers

>

> -Usher Type 1

>

> -noticed as amature actress on San theater production by top

> Kaleidoscope executive, who introduced her to station's president > star

> of

> her own Award winning television talk show series, Kim's World, air

> Saturday

> mornings on San -based Kaleidoscope cable network, reaching out to

> nearly 20 million people in more than 35 states (founded 1990); through

> interpreters, captioning for deaf and voice narration for blind show

> physically challenged children that anything is possible: draw on own life

> experiences (e.g., how to identify clothes by texture, how to travel

> independently, how to interact with animals at zoo, dancing, horseback

> riding, etc.); dress up as storybook character to interpret and discuss

> literature with children

>

> -as volunteer gives inspirational talks to disable children in schools,

> lectures to teacher for disable children; co-host syndicated TV special,

> Helen Keller: The Magic Within, along with a team; host Paralympics Games

> for physically disabled athletes in Atlanta on paid TV

>

> -snow skiing, bungee jumping, scuba diving

>

> Georgia Griffith

>

> -born blind, deaf later

>

> -first blind student at Capital University (Ohio), graduated in teaching

> Phi

> Beta Kappa and cum laude > teach music in public school

>

> -with declining hearing in 30s, first to earn Library of Congress' top

> certification as proofreader of Braille music

>

> -CompuServe executives realized how often they and subscribers turned to

> her

> for help > signed her on as systems operator/independent contractor (using

> Braille reader) for CompuServe as host for seven of its on-line

> forums(Political Debate, White House, Religion, Religious Issues,

> Christian

> Fellowship, and IBM Special Needs) where subscribers discuss particular

> topics; income based on time subscribers spend in her forums; regular

> membership of more than 200,000; called " Wizard " by CompuServe for being

> consistent, reliable source of information for subscribers; called " Net

> Queen " by New York Times

>

> Graham 'G-Force' Hicks (England)

>

> -deafblind

>

> -two Guinness World Records for 'G-Force Challenger' quad-biking (104 MPH)

> and jet-skiing (from Wash to London): take full control of vehicle, with

> Pillion passenger to give navigational directions via touch based system

> (touch here/there to point in right direction), mutual trust between

> passenger directions and deafblind skills

>

> -worked for DeafBlind UK, raising public awareness of deafblind potential

> and raising funds for vital deafblind services

>

> --

> http://spacecatsgarden.blogspot.com/ => My blog space

>

> " I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, . And isn't Danny Delcambre, close the the bottom of your

list, the chef who started " Ragin' Cajun " restaurant near Seattle? I think

the restaurant is no longer open, but it was a great restaurant!

Re: Notable deafblind people.... long list.

Great compilation Chantelle!

>

> I am doing this to get myself through the next few days. To get myself

> through relizing that deafblind people can be educators...

>

> here is a partial list... from wikipedia

>

> Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828), a Spanish painter, deaf and blind by the

> time

> of his death. [2]

> Victorine eau (1789 - 1832) First deafblind person to be educated in

> Paris

> (1795 - 1869) congenitally deafblind son of ish

> minister

>

> Hieronymus Lorm (19th century) - inventor and novelist

> Sanzan Tani (1802 - 1867) - Japanese teacher who became deaf in childhood

> and blind later in life, communicating with students by touch.

> Bridgman (1829 - 1889) - first deafblind child to be successfully

> educated in the US

> Bradley (time and place of birth not known, died in 1866)

> Brace (1807 - 1884)

> Eliza Cooter (1841 - 1860)

> Dewar (1860 - 1877)

> Ragnhild Kåta (1873 - 1947) - Norway

> Yvonne Pitrois (1880 - 1937) - French biographer

> Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) - author, activist and lecturer

> Alice Betteridge (1901 - 1966) - first deafblind Australian to be

> educated.

> Teacher, traveller, writer.

> Jack Clemo (1916 - 1994) - British poet who became deafblind as an adult

> Aletrishe Nietrà (1921 - )

> das (1925 - ) - the first DeafBlind person in the US to

> receive

> a master's degree.

> Georgia Griffith (circa 1930- )

> J. Boyer (1936 - )

> Kinney (?-?) - Educator, lecturer and poet; president of the

> Hadley

> School for the Blind from 1975 to 1979.

> Danny Delcambre (born 1959)

> Theresa Poh Lin Chan (born c. 1944)

>

> Notable DeafBlind People (

> http://www.msab.state.mn.us/DBC/notable_deafblind_people.htm)

>

> B. Riedel (1912- )-Usher Type 2 or 3

>

> -borrowed classmates' notes and read a lot of textbooks to graduate from

> school with honors > entered medical (dental) school (physical exams not

> required in his day) > practiced dentistry (drilling, filling cavities) 20

> years > left practice to make dentures and partials; then learned about

> Usher at Hadley School for Blind

>

> das (1925- )-normal development until age 4 years when

> contracted cerebrospinal meningitis, resulted in total blindness and near

> deafness; totally deaf by mid-teens; received receptive communication

> through block letter printed on palm and Tadoma method (right thumb on

> speaker's lips and fingers on vocal cords), and retained clear speech

>

> -at Perkins learned braille, and by teens avid reader, reading 3 - 4 books

> in one weekend

>

> -at 12 years started writing poetry; became member of Poetry Society of

> America; honored as Poet of the Year (1960)

>

> -scored 98 out of 100 on Harvard's pre-entrance exam > graduated cum laude

> from St. 's University (1950; classmates transcribed textbooks into

> Braille > first known deafblind to receive Master's degree in U.s., in

> Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at New York

> University (1953)

>

> -Director of deafblind services at Industrial Home for the Blind in New

> York

> > now Director of Community Education at Helen Keller National Center for

> DeafBlind Youth and Adults in Sands Point, NY; lectures about deafblinds'

> capability if given opportunity, arranges tours at Center, edits national

> newsletter)

>

> -published " Life at my Fingertips " (autobiography) and " City of the Heart "

> (poems)

>

> -earned honorary degrees from Gallaudet University, Western Michigan

> University, Hopkins University (1980)

>

> -felt modern day deafblind not receive recognition for success in

> education

> and employment because " blocked by shadow of Helen Keller "

>

> -deep sea fishing, gardening, art collecting, gourmet cooking

>

> J. Boyer (1936- )

>

> -totally deafblind

>

> -earned Master's degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of

> Wisconsin at Madison

>

> -wrote special software for disabled people at Technical Braille Center

>

> -founder, business owner and Executive Director of Computers to Help

> People,

> Inc. in Madison (1981); developed MegaDots translation programs (e.g.,

> mathematics, chemistry, music) into braille (under subcontract with

> Duxbury) and into speech; provide special computer hardware and software

> to

> people with disabilities

>

> Danny Delcambre

>

> -born in Louisiana in strong traditional Cajun family (LA highest

> population

> of Usher in world); Usher Type 1, deaf with limited tunnel vision

>

> -founder and operator of restaurant " Rajin Cajun " in Seattle, WA, which

> has

> since closed, to become motivational speaker

>

> -watched parents cook > attended community college, discovered culinary

> program and transferred into it> researched scholarships and internships

> (latter required for culinary school graduation) > awarded six

> scholarships

> > applied for internship to famous chefs and rejected until world renown

> New

> Orleans Cajun chef Prudhomme accepted him > job applications

> repeatedly

> rejected > decided to start own business, took classes through Small

> Business Administration, first business counselor pessimistic, second

> business counselor supportive > founded first deafblind owned restaurant >

> President Clinton visited " Rajin Cajun " and sampled cooking > President

> Clinton invited Danny to White House to receive Small Business Employer of

> the Year award and to share experiences with government and community

> leaders > received Small Businessman of the Year award from Seattle and

> Better Business Bureau Torch Award from Washington state > received

> Gallaudet University's Amos Kendal Award > received Nordstrom's Salute to

> Cultural Diversity Community Service Award of Washington

>

> -motivational speakers for businesses, schools, associations,

> internationally: " If I Can, You Can " theme via ASL with voice interpreter;

> five spices to success = 1) find your passion; 2) be with positive people,

> not negative people; 3) be your own best friend; 4) have fun; 5) keep your

> sense of humor

>

> -former vice-president of Washington State DeafBlind Citizens;

> vice-president of DeafBlind Service center

>

> -featured in PBS and BBC documentary, Rajin Cajun, one of 6-part series of

> renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' " The Mind Traveller " ,

> nominated Best Documentary for the 73rd Academy Awards

>

> Jeff Bohrman

>

> -Usher Type 1, now totally deafblind (cochlear implant help with sounds,

> not

> speech)

>

> - e School for the Deaf.> Bachelor's degrees in Biology and

> Pharmacology from Dickinson College and University of Pittsburgh >

> Master's

> degree in Pharmacology-Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois > Ph.D.

> degree in Pharmacology-Physiology from University of Pacific Stockton

>

> -past positions as teaching assistant, post-doctoral investigator,

> research

> toxicologist and research pharmacologist

>

> -Project Director for Ohio DeafBlind Outreach Program, part of

> Comprehensive

> Program for Deaf at Columbus Speech and Hearing Center: take census of

> deafblind people in Ohio, assess needs, link to appropriate services

>

> -past president of American Association of DeafBlind; Director of Ohio

> DeafBlind Association; advisory Board of Helen Keller National Center;

> Advisory board of DeafBlind Link (National Clearinghouse on Children who

> are

> DeafBlind); standing committee of National Coalition on DeafBlindness;

> National Interpreter Training Advisory Board (develop manual on deafblind

> interpreting in Connecticut); Consumer Advisory Council for Ohio Relay

> Service; Ohio Interest Group for Individuals with DeafBlindness

>

> -Medick winner (1996: outstanding visually-impaired person)

>

> -role model with sense of humor

>

> Deborah G. Groeber

>

> -Stargardt's disease

>

> -Bachelor's degree magna cum laude at Wharton school at University of

> Pennsylvania > Master in Business Administration from Wharton School >

> senior financial analyst two years > law degree from Columbia University

> (used magnifying machine, sound amplifier, Braille puncher, sat close to

> professors, sign language interpreter) > hired as labor and employment

> lawyer for , & Boddus > appointed by President Clinton to be

> on

> Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

> (1996)

> > outreach volunteer and board member for Legal Clinic for Disabled (pro

> bono legal advice for low-income, physically disabled clients) >

> recognized

> as ABC World News Tonight Jennings' Person of The Week (May 19,

> 1995)

> > selected as torch runner for Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics

>

> Kim Powers

>

> -Usher Type 1

>

> -noticed as amature actress on San theater production by top

> Kaleidoscope executive, who introduced her to station's president > star

> of

> her own Award winning television talk show series, Kim's World, air

> Saturday

> mornings on San -based Kaleidoscope cable network, reaching out to

> nearly 20 million people in more than 35 states (founded 1990); through

> interpreters, captioning for deaf and voice narration for blind show

> physically challenged children that anything is possible: draw on own life

> experiences (e.g., how to identify clothes by texture, how to travel

> independently, how to interact with animals at zoo, dancing, horseback

> riding, etc.); dress up as storybook character to interpret and discuss

> literature with children

>

> -as volunteer gives inspirational talks to disable children in schools,

> lectures to teacher for disable children; co-host syndicated TV special,

> Helen Keller: The Magic Within, along with a team; host Paralympics Games

> for physically disabled athletes in Atlanta on paid TV

>

> -snow skiing, bungee jumping, scuba diving

>

> Georgia Griffith

>

> -born blind, deaf later

>

> -first blind student at Capital University (Ohio), graduated in teaching

> Phi

> Beta Kappa and cum laude > teach music in public school

>

> -with declining hearing in 30s, first to earn Library of Congress' top

> certification as proofreader of Braille music

>

> -CompuServe executives realized how often they and subscribers turned to

> her

> for help > signed her on as systems operator/independent contractor (using

> Braille reader) for CompuServe as host for seven of its on-line

> forums(Political Debate, White House, Religion, Religious Issues,

> Christian

> Fellowship, and IBM Special Needs) where subscribers discuss particular

> topics; income based on time subscribers spend in her forums; regular

> membership of more than 200,000; called " Wizard " by CompuServe for being

> consistent, reliable source of information for subscribers; called " Net

> Queen " by New York Times

>

> Graham 'G-Force' Hicks (England)

>

> -deafblind

>

> -two Guinness World Records for 'G-Force Challenger' quad-biking (104 MPH)

> and jet-skiing (from Wash to London): take full control of vehicle, with

> Pillion passenger to give navigational directions via touch based system

> (touch here/there to point in right direction), mutual trust between

> passenger directions and deafblind skills

>

> -worked for DeafBlind UK, raising public awareness of deafblind potential

> and raising funds for vital deafblind services

>

> --

> http://spacecatsgarden.blogspot.com/ => My blog space

>

> " I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown

>

>

[Guest guest]

i like them and two perkins people yes amazing

>

> I agree, . And isn't Danny Delcambre, close the the bottom of your

> list, the chef who started " Ragin' Cajun " restaurant near Seattle? I think

>

> the restaurant is no longer open, but it was a great restaurant!

>

>

>

> Re: Notable deafblind people.... long list.

>

> Great compilation Chantelle!

>

> On 3/6/07, Chantelle McLaren

<Catfuzz.Caliby@...<Catfuzz.Caliby%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I am doing this to get myself through the next few days. To get myself

> > through relizing that deafblind people can be educators...

> >

> > here is a partial list... from wikipedia

> >

> > Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828), a Spanish painter, deaf and blind by the

> > time

> > of his death. [2]

> > Victorine eau (1789 - 1832) First deafblind person to be educated

> in

> > Paris

> > (1795 - 1869) congenitally deafblind son of ish

> > minister

> >

> > Hieronymus Lorm (19th century) - inventor and novelist

> > Sanzan Tani (1802 - 1867) - Japanese teacher who became deaf in

> childhood

> > and blind later in life, communicating with students by touch.

> > Bridgman (1829 - 1889) - first deafblind child to be successfully

> > educated in the US

> > Bradley (time and place of birth not known, died in 1866)

> > Brace (1807 - 1884)

> > Eliza Cooter (1841 - 1860)

> > Dewar (1860 - 1877)

> > Ragnhild Kåta (1873 - 1947) - Norway

> > Yvonne Pitrois (1880 - 1937) - French biographer

> > Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) - author, activist and lecturer

> > Alice Betteridge (1901 - 1966) - first deafblind Australian to be

> > educated.

> > Teacher, traveller, writer.

> > Jack Clemo (1916 - 1994) - British poet who became deafblind as an adult

> > Aletrishe Nietrà (1921 - )

> > das (1925 - ) - the first DeafBlind person in the US to

> > receive

> > a master's degree.

> > Georgia Griffith (circa 1930- )

> > J. Boyer (1936 - )

> > Kinney (?-?) - Educator, lecturer and poet; president of the

> > Hadley

> > School for the Blind from 1975 to 1979.

> > Danny Delcambre (born 1959)

> > Theresa Poh Lin Chan (born c. 1944)

> >

> > Notable DeafBlind People (

> > http://www.msab.state.mn.us/DBC/notable_deafblind_people.htm)

> >

> > B. Riedel (1912- )-Usher Type 2 or 3

> >

> > -borrowed classmates' notes and read a lot of textbooks to graduate from

> > school with honors > entered medical (dental) school (physical exams not

> > required in his day) > practiced dentistry (drilling, filling cavities)

> 20

> > years > left practice to make dentures and partials; then learned about

> > Usher at Hadley School for Blind

> >

> > das (1925- )-normal development until age 4 years when

> > contracted cerebrospinal meningitis, resulted in total blindness and

> near

> > deafness; totally deaf by mid-teens; received receptive communication

> > through block letter printed on palm and Tadoma method (right thumb on

> > speaker's lips and fingers on vocal cords), and retained clear speech

> >

> > -at Perkins learned braille, and by teens avid reader, reading 3 - 4

> books

> > in one weekend

> >

> > -at 12 years started writing poetry; became member of Poetry Society of

> > America; honored as Poet of the Year (1960)

> >

> > -scored 98 out of 100 on Harvard's pre-entrance exam > graduated cum

> laude

> > from St. 's University (1950; classmates transcribed textbooks into

> > Braille > first known deafblind to receive Master's degree in U.s., in

> > Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at New York

> > University (1953)

> >

> > -Director of deafblind services at Industrial Home for the Blind in New

> > York

> > > now Director of Community Education at Helen Keller National Center

> for

> > DeafBlind Youth and Adults in Sands Point, NY; lectures about

> deafblinds'

> > capability if given opportunity, arranges tours at Center, edits

> national

> > newsletter)

> >

> > -published " Life at my Fingertips " (autobiography) and " City of the

> Heart "

> > (poems)

> >

> > -earned honorary degrees from Gallaudet University, Western Michigan

> > University, Hopkins University (1980)

> >

> > -felt modern day deafblind not receive recognition for success in

> > education

> > and employment because " blocked by shadow of Helen Keller "

> >

> > -deep sea fishing, gardening, art collecting, gourmet cooking

> >

> > J. Boyer (1936- )

> >

> > -totally deafblind

> >

> > -earned Master's degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of

> > Wisconsin at Madison

> >

> > -wrote special software for disabled people at Technical Braille Center

> >

> > -founder, business owner and Executive Director of Computers to Help

> > People,

> > Inc. in Madison (1981); developed MegaDots translation programs (e.g.,

> > mathematics, chemistry, music) into braille (under subcontract with

> > Duxbury) and into speech; provide special computer hardware and software

> > to

> > people with disabilities

> >

> > Danny Delcambre

> >

> > -born in Louisiana in strong traditional Cajun family (LA highest

> > population

> > of Usher in world); Usher Type 1, deaf with limited tunnel vision

> >

> > -founder and operator of restaurant " Rajin Cajun " in Seattle, WA, which

> > has

> > since closed, to become motivational speaker

> >

> > -watched parents cook > attended community college, discovered culinary

> > program and transferred into it> researched scholarships and internships

> > (latter required for culinary school graduation) > awarded six

> > scholarships

> > > applied for internship to famous chefs and rejected until world renown

> > New

> > Orleans Cajun chef Prudhomme accepted him > job applications

> > repeatedly

> > rejected > decided to start own business, took classes through Small

> > Business Administration, first business counselor pessimistic, second

> > business counselor supportive > founded first deafblind owned restaurant

> >

> > President Clinton visited " Rajin Cajun " and sampled cooking > President

> > Clinton invited Danny to White House to receive Small Business Employer

> of

> > the Year award and to share experiences with government and community

> > leaders > received Small Businessman of the Year award from Seattle and

> > Better Business Bureau Torch Award from Washington state > received

> > Gallaudet University's Amos Kendal Award > received Nordstrom's Salute

> to

> > Cultural Diversity Community Service Award of Washington

> >

> > -motivational speakers for businesses, schools, associations,

> > internationally: " If I Can, You Can " theme via ASL with voice

> interpreter;

> > five spices to success = 1) find your passion; 2) be with positive

> people,

> > not negative people; 3) be your own best friend; 4) have fun; 5) keep

> your

> > sense of humor

> >

> > -former vice-president of Washington State DeafBlind Citizens;

> > vice-president of DeafBlind Service center

> >

> > -featured in PBS and BBC documentary, Rajin Cajun, one of 6-part series

> of

> > renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' " The Mind Traveller " ,

> > nominated Best Documentary for the 73rd Academy Awards

> >

> > Jeff Bohrman

> >

> > -Usher Type 1, now totally deafblind (cochlear implant help with sounds,

> > not

> > speech)

> >

> > - e School for the Deaf.> Bachelor's degrees in Biology and

> > Pharmacology from Dickinson College and University of Pittsburgh >

> > Master's

> > degree in Pharmacology-Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois > Ph.D.

> > degree in Pharmacology-Physiology from University of Pacific Stockton

> >

> > -past positions as teaching assistant, post-doctoral investigator,

> > research

> > toxicologist and research pharmacologist

> >

> > -Project Director for Ohio DeafBlind Outreach Program, part of

> > Comprehensive

> > Program for Deaf at Columbus Speech and Hearing Center: take census of

> > deafblind people in Ohio, assess needs, link to appropriate services

> >

> > -past president of American Association of DeafBlind; Director of Ohio

> > DeafBlind Association; advisory Board of Helen Keller National Center;

> > Advisory board of DeafBlind Link (National Clearinghouse on Children who

> > are

> > DeafBlind); standing committee of National Coalition on DeafBlindness;

> > National Interpreter Training Advisory Board (develop manual on

> deafblind

> > interpreting in Connecticut); Consumer Advisory Council for Ohio Relay

> > Service; Ohio Interest Group for Individuals with DeafBlindness

> >

> > -Medick winner (1996: outstanding visually-impaired person)

> >

> > -role model with sense of humor

> >

> > Deborah G. Groeber

> >

> > -Stargardt's disease

> >

> > -Bachelor's degree magna cum laude at Wharton school at University of

> > Pennsylvania > Master in Business Administration from Wharton School >

> > senior financial analyst two years > law degree from Columbia University

> > (used magnifying machine, sound amplifier, Braille puncher, sat close to

> > professors, sign language interpreter) > hired as labor and employment

> > lawyer for , & Boddus > appointed by President Clinton to be

> > on

> > Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

> > (1996)

> > > outreach volunteer and board member for Legal Clinic for Disabled (pro

> > bono legal advice for low-income, physically disabled clients) >

> > recognized

> > as ABC World News Tonight Jennings' Person of The Week (May 19,

> > 1995)

> > > selected as torch runner for Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics

> >

> > Kim Powers

> >

> > -Usher Type 1

> >

> > -noticed as amature actress on San theater production by top

> > Kaleidoscope executive, who introduced her to station's president > star

> > of

> > her own Award winning television talk show series, Kim's World, air

> > Saturday

> > mornings on San -based Kaleidoscope cable network, reaching out

> to

> > nearly 20 million people in more than 35 states (founded 1990); through

> > interpreters, captioning for deaf and voice narration for blind show

> > physically challenged children that anything is possible: draw on own

> life

> > experiences (e.g., how to identify clothes by texture, how to travel

> > independently, how to interact with animals at zoo, dancing, horseback

> > riding, etc.); dress up as storybook character to interpret and discuss

> > literature with children

> >

> > -as volunteer gives inspirational talks to disable children in schools,

> > lectures to teacher for disable children; co-host syndicated TV special,

> > Helen Keller: The Magic Within, along with a team; host Paralympics

> Games

> > for physically disabled athletes in Atlanta on paid TV

> >

> > -snow skiing, bungee jumping, scuba diving

> >

> > Georgia Griffith

> >

> > -born blind, deaf later

> >

> > -first blind student at Capital University (Ohio), graduated in teaching

> > Phi

> > Beta Kappa and cum laude > teach music in public school

> >

> > -with declining hearing in 30s, first to earn Library of Congress' top

> > certification as proofreader of Braille music

> >

> > -CompuServe executives realized how often they and subscribers turned to

> > her

> > for help > signed her on as systems operator/independent contractor

> (using

> > Braille reader) for CompuServe as host for seven of its on-line

> > forums(Political Debate, White House, Religion, Religious Issues,

> > Christian

> > Fellowship, and IBM Special Needs) where subscribers discuss particular

> > topics; income based on time subscribers spend in her forums; regular

> > membership of more than 200,000; called " Wizard " by CompuServe for being

> > consistent, reliable source of information for subscribers; called " Net

> > Queen " by New York Times

> >

> > Graham 'G-Force' Hicks (England)

> >

> > -deafblind

> >

> > -two Guinness World Records for 'G-Force Challenger' quad-biking (104

> MPH)

> > and jet-skiing (from Wash to London): take full control of vehicle, with

> > Pillion passenger to give navigational directions via touch based system

> > (touch here/there to point in right direction), mutual trust between

> > passenger directions and deafblind skills

> >

> > -worked for DeafBlind UK, raising public awareness of deafblind

> potential

> > and raising funds for vital deafblind services

> >

> > --

> > http://spacecatsgarden.blogspot.com/ => My blog space

> >

> > " I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Ellen,

more than two: Bridgman, das, Chan Po Linh, Helen Keller, and

several more who should be on this list!!!

pam

Re: Notable deafblind people.... long list.

i like them and two perkins people yes amazing

>

> I agree, . And isn't Danny Delcambre, close the the bottom of your

> list, the chef who started " Ragin' Cajun " restaurant near Seattle? I think

>

> the restaurant is no longer open, but it was a great restaurant!

>

>

>

> Re: Notable deafblind people.... long list.

>

> Great compilation Chantelle!

>

> On 3/6/07, Chantelle McLaren

<Catfuzz.Caliby@...<Catfuzz.Caliby%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I am doing this to get myself through the next few days. To get myself

> > through relizing that deafblind people can be educators...

> >

> > here is a partial list... from wikipedia

> >

> > Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828), a Spanish painter, deaf and blind by the

> > time

> > of his death. [2]

> > Victorine eau (1789 - 1832) First deafblind person to be educated

> in

> > Paris

> > (1795 - 1869) congenitally deafblind son of ish

> > minister

> >

> > Hieronymus Lorm (19th century) - inventor and novelist

> > Sanzan Tani (1802 - 1867) - Japanese teacher who became deaf in

> childhood

> > and blind later in life, communicating with students by touch.

> > Bridgman (1829 - 1889) - first deafblind child to be successfully

> > educated in the US

> > Bradley (time and place of birth not known, died in 1866)

> > Brace (1807 - 1884)

> > Eliza Cooter (1841 - 1860)

> > Dewar (1860 - 1877)

> > Ragnhild Kåta (1873 - 1947) - Norway

> > Yvonne Pitrois (1880 - 1937) - French biographer

> > Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) - author, activist and lecturer

> > Alice Betteridge (1901 - 1966) - first deafblind Australian to be

> > educated.

> > Teacher, traveller, writer.

> > Jack Clemo (1916 - 1994) - British poet who became deafblind as an adult

> > Aletrishe Nietrà (1921 - )

> > das (1925 - ) - the first DeafBlind person in the US to

> > receive

> > a master's degree.

> > Georgia Griffith (circa 1930- )

> > J. Boyer (1936 - )

> > Kinney (?-?) - Educator, lecturer and poet; president of the

> > Hadley

> > School for the Blind from 1975 to 1979.

> > Danny Delcambre (born 1959)

> > Theresa Poh Lin Chan (born c. 1944)

> >

> > Notable DeafBlind People (

> > http://www.msab.state.mn.us/DBC/notable_deafblind_people.htm)

> >

> > B. Riedel (1912- )-Usher Type 2 or 3

> >

> > -borrowed classmates' notes and read a lot of textbooks to graduate from

> > school with honors > entered medical (dental) school (physical exams not

> > required in his day) > practiced dentistry (drilling, filling cavities)

> 20

> > years > left practice to make dentures and partials; then learned about

> > Usher at Hadley School for Blind

> >

> > das (1925- )-normal development until age 4 years when

> > contracted cerebrospinal meningitis, resulted in total blindness and

> near

> > deafness; totally deaf by mid-teens; received receptive communication

> > through block letter printed on palm and Tadoma method (right thumb on

> > speaker's lips and fingers on vocal cords), and retained clear speech

> >

> > -at Perkins learned braille, and by teens avid reader, reading 3 - 4

> books

> > in one weekend

> >

> > -at 12 years started writing poetry; became member of Poetry Society of

> > America; honored as Poet of the Year (1960)

> >

> > -scored 98 out of 100 on Harvard's pre-entrance exam > graduated cum

> laude

> > from St. 's University (1950; classmates transcribed textbooks into

> > Braille > first known deafblind to receive Master's degree in U.s., in

> > Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation of the Handicapped at New York

> > University (1953)

> >

> > -Director of deafblind services at Industrial Home for the Blind in New

> > York

> > > now Director of Community Education at Helen Keller National Center

> for

> > DeafBlind Youth and Adults in Sands Point, NY; lectures about

> deafblinds'

> > capability if given opportunity, arranges tours at Center, edits

> national

> > newsletter)

> >

> > -published " Life at my Fingertips " (autobiography) and " City of the

> Heart "

> > (poems)

> >

> > -earned honorary degrees from Gallaudet University, Western Michigan

> > University, Hopkins University (1980)

> >

> > -felt modern day deafblind not receive recognition for success in

> > education

> > and employment because " blocked by shadow of Helen Keller "

> >

> > -deep sea fishing, gardening, art collecting, gourmet cooking

> >

> > J. Boyer (1936- )

> >

> > -totally deafblind

> >

> > -earned Master's degree and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of

> > Wisconsin at Madison

> >

> > -wrote special software for disabled people at Technical Braille Center

> >

> > -founder, business owner and Executive Director of Computers to Help

> > People,

> > Inc. in Madison (1981); developed MegaDots translation programs (e.g.,

> > mathematics, chemistry, music) into braille (under subcontract with

> > Duxbury) and into speech; provide special computer hardware and software

> > to

> > people with disabilities

> >

> > Danny Delcambre

> >

> > -born in Louisiana in strong traditional Cajun family (LA highest

> > population

> > of Usher in world); Usher Type 1, deaf with limited tunnel vision

> >

> > -founder and operator of restaurant " Rajin Cajun " in Seattle, WA, which

> > has

> > since closed, to become motivational speaker

> >

> > -watched parents cook > attended community college, discovered culinary

> > program and transferred into it> researched scholarships and internships

> > (latter required for culinary school graduation) > awarded six

> > scholarships

> > > applied for internship to famous chefs and rejected until world renown

> > New

> > Orleans Cajun chef Prudhomme accepted him > job applications

> > repeatedly

> > rejected > decided to start own business, took classes through Small

> > Business Administration, first business counselor pessimistic, second

> > business counselor supportive > founded first deafblind owned restaurant

> >

> > President Clinton visited " Rajin Cajun " and sampled cooking > President

> > Clinton invited Danny to White House to receive Small Business Employer

> of

> > the Year award and to share experiences with government and community

> > leaders > received Small Businessman of the Year award from Seattle and

> > Better Business Bureau Torch Award from Washington state > received

> > Gallaudet University's Amos Kendal Award > received Nordstrom's Salute

> to

> > Cultural Diversity Community Service Award of Washington

> >

> > -motivational speakers for businesses, schools, associations,

> > internationally: " If I Can, You Can " theme via ASL with voice

> interpreter;

> > five spices to success = 1) find your passion; 2) be with positive

> people,

> > not negative people; 3) be your own best friend; 4) have fun; 5) keep

> your

> > sense of humor

> >

> > -former vice-president of Washington State DeafBlind Citizens;

> > vice-president of DeafBlind Service center

> >

> > -featured in PBS and BBC documentary, Rajin Cajun, one of 6-part series

> of

> > renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' " The Mind Traveller " ,

> > nominated Best Documentary for the 73rd Academy Awards

> >

> > Jeff Bohrman

> >

> > -Usher Type 1, now totally deafblind (cochlear implant help with sounds,

> > not

> > speech)

> >

> > - e School for the Deaf.> Bachelor's degrees in Biology and

> > Pharmacology from Dickinson College and University of Pittsburgh >

> > Master's

> > degree in Pharmacology-Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois > Ph.D.

> > degree in Pharmacology-Physiology from University of Pacific Stockton

> >

> > -past positions as teaching assistant, post-doctoral investigator,

> > research

> > toxicologist and research pharmacologist

> >

> > -Project Director for Ohio DeafBlind Outreach Program, part of

> > Comprehensive

> > Program for Deaf at Columbus Speech and Hearing Center: take census of

> > deafblind people in Ohio, assess needs, link to appropriate services

> >

> > -past president of American Association of DeafBlind; Director of Ohio

> > DeafBlind Association; advisory Board of Helen Keller National Center;

> > Advisory board of DeafBlind Link (National Clearinghouse on Children who

> > are

> > DeafBlind); standing committee of National Coalition on DeafBlindness;

> > National Interpreter Training Advisory Board (develop manual on

> deafblind

> > interpreting in Connecticut); Consumer Advisory Council for Ohio Relay

> > Service; Ohio Interest Group for Individuals with DeafBlindness

> >

> > -Medick winner (1996: outstanding visually-impaired person)

> >

> > -role model with sense of humor

> >

> > Deborah G. Groeber

> >

> > -Stargardt's disease

> >

> > -Bachelor's degree magna cum laude at Wharton school at University of

> > Pennsylvania > Master in Business Administration from Wharton School >

> > senior financial analyst two years > law degree from Columbia University

> > (used magnifying machine, sound amplifier, Braille puncher, sat close to

> > professors, sign language interpreter) > hired as labor and employment

> > lawyer for , & Boddus > appointed by President Clinton to be

> > on

> > Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

> > (1996)

> > > outreach volunteer and board member for Legal Clinic for Disabled (pro

> > bono legal advice for low-income, physically disabled clients) >

> > recognized

> > as ABC World News Tonight Jennings' Person of The Week (May 19,

> > 1995)

> > > selected as torch runner for Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics

> >

> > Kim Powers

> >

> > -Usher Type 1

> >

> > -noticed as amature actress on San theater production by top

> > Kaleidoscope executive, who introduced her to station's president > star

> > of

> > her own Award winning television talk show series, Kim's World, air

> > Saturday

> > mornings on San -based Kaleidoscope cable network, reaching out

> to

> > nearly 20 million people in more than 35 states (founded 1990); through

> > interpreters, captioning for deaf and voice narration for blind show

> > physically challenged children that anything is possible: draw on own

> life

> > experiences (e.g., how to identify clothes by texture, how to travel

> > independently, how to interact with animals at zoo, dancing, horseback

> > riding, etc.); dress up as storybook character to interpret and discuss

> > literature with children

> >

> > -as volunteer gives inspirational talks to disable children in schools,

> > lectures to teacher for disable children; co-host syndicated TV special,

> > Helen Keller: The Magic Within, along with a team; host Paralympics

> Games

> > for physically disabled athletes in Atlanta on paid TV

> >

> > -snow skiing, bungee jumping, scuba diving

> >

> > Georgia Griffith

> >

> > -born blind, deaf later

> >

> > -first blind student at Capital University (Ohio), graduated in teaching

> > Phi

> > Beta Kappa and cum laude > teach music in public school

> >

> > -with declining hearing in 30s, first to earn Library of Congress' top

> > certification as proofreader of Braille music

> >

> > -CompuServe executives realized how often they and subscribers turned to

> > her

> > for help > signed her on as systems operator/independent contractor

> (using

> > Braille reader) for CompuServe as host for seven of its on-line

> > forums(Political Debate, White House, Religion, Religious Issues,

> > Christian

> > Fellowship, and IBM Special Needs) where subscribers discuss particular

> > topics; income based on time subscribers spend in her forums; regular

> > membership of more than 200,000; called " Wizard " by CompuServe for being

> > consistent, reliable source of information for subscribers; called " Net

> > Queen " by New York Times

> >

> > Graham 'G-Force' Hicks (England)

> >

> > -deafblind

> >

> > -two Guinness World Records for 'G-Force Challenger' quad-biking (104

> MPH)

> > and jet-skiing (from Wash to London): take full control of vehicle, with

> > Pillion passenger to give navigational directions via touch based system

> > (touch here/there to point in right direction), mutual trust between

> > passenger directions and deafblind skills

> >

> > -worked for DeafBlind UK, raising public awareness of deafblind

> potential

> > and raising funds for vital deafblind services

> >

> > --

> > http://spacecatsgarden.blogspot.com/ => My blog space

> >

> > " I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Chantelle im glad it is working out and stuff.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Belinda,

Chantelle

http://spacecatsgarden.blogspot.com/ => My blog space

" I let my mind out to wander, and it never came back! " ~ unknown