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Accomplishments in Deaf History - Coggle Diagram
Accomplishments in Deaf History
Forgotten People In DH
Thomas Edison, deafened at 14, invented the light bulb
Juliette Gordon Low, deafened at 20, founded Girl Scouts
Ludwig Van Beethoven, deafened at 30, internationally renowned musician
Nanette Fabray, hearing loss, famous comedian, actor, singer, and dancer
Deaf "First's"
Betty Lou Beets, first deaf person to be executed
Thomas Coughlin, first deaf catholic priest
Eugene Hairston, first black deaf man to be a middleweight boxer
William Hoy, first deaf baseball player, major leauges
Erastus Smith, first deaf soldier to spy on Mexico
Nellie Willhite, first female deaf pilot
Deaf Wax Museum
In the traveling Deaf Heritage Wax Collection
So realistic, visitors wanted to actually have a convo in ASL
Don Baer is the founder of the Deaf Heritage Wax Collection
Don was invited to make Wax Figures in Hollywood, but he wanted to preserve Deaf history, so he made over 100 Deaf Wax figures for display.
A non-profit organization, DEAFWAX, has exhibited over 25 local and national events.
Exceptional People
Art Department
George Catlin, spent eight years to document, in painting, of every single tribe of Native Americans in America
John Brewster, renowned painter in New England
Louis Frisino, well known for his realistic painting of animals
John Carlin, inexhaustible writer on ecology, geology, and architect
Athletics
Lou Ferringo, bodybuilder, played The Incredible Hulk, youngest to ever win Mr. Universe title
Marsha Wetzel, first deaf female to referee for Men's Basketball (NCAA Division I)
William Schyman, first deaf hoopster to play on a major college varsity team
Luther H. Taylor, pitched for the NY Giants
Kenny Walker, defensive end, first deaf player to be named an All-Star, played w/ broncos for 2 years then went to Canadian Football League
Aviation
Rhulin Thomas, first deaf aviator to fly across the nation, flew without any radio equipment
Business
Olof Hansin, first deaf american to become a architect, building 48 homes, 28 buildings, 18 schools and institutions
Thomas J. Posedly, licensed architect in all 50 states, awarded the Arizona Architect's Medal, and been involved in many projects
Thomas Scott Marr, designed many buildings in Nashville including the post office and 3 luxury hotels, last project was the Supreme Court building.
Education/Entertainment/Media
Frank G. Bowe, disability-rights activist and wrote over 25 books on disability rights and other topics.
Heather Whitestone, the first deaf lady to become Miss America and toured as motivational speaker.
William B. Beadell, weekly newspaper publisher, developed the "Want Ad" page
David Pierce, invented the cutting video to audio by deaf editors
Inventions
Anson R. Spear, created the Spear Safety Envelope Company, which employed many deaf workers
Robert Carr Wall, created/built the first gas-powered automobile and developed the first bicycle to have the same size wheels.
John R. Gregg, invented the Gregg Short-hand System and started the Gregg School, which became a business school.
Law/Medicine/Science
Lowell Myers, certified public accountant, finished law school ranking second in his class without an interpreter, successfully defended a young black male who was accused of murder
Michael A. Chatoff, first deaf lawyer to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, and it was the first time the court permitted the use of real-time captioning in its halls of justice.
Donald L. Ballantyne, the director of Microsurgery Training Program, trained surgeons in America and Europe.
Frank Peter Hochman, the first born-deaf American to become a physician.
Regina Olson Hughes, the botanical artist for the U.S Department of Agriculture