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In Glacier National Park, which is in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, there once roamed a little deaf Indian boy. He loved to wander in the forest, and made friends with the animals who lived there. Since he loved animals, he would observe them intently...

Most people don't know the true story of the little boy who came to be known as Douglas Craig. He was found wandering around the streets of Washington, D.C. He could not hear or speak. He did not know his name or how old he...

Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the deaf wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who founded the first permanent public school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. She did not allow her deafness to prevent her from leading a full life. She was educated, raised a family, ran...

Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200...

William E. Hoy was born hearing in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23, 1862. He became deaf before he was three years old. Later, he attended the Columbus "Ohio" School for the Deaf from the age of ten to the age of eighteen. As a student,...

Our Facebook Page Our Instagram Page Our Production History in Photos Howlround Theatre Commons - Deaf Theatre Deaf Artists Backstage interview series American Theatre Wing - "Working in the Theatre: Sign Language Theatre" (1/20/2016) New York Times - "Making Room for Deaf Performers in Hollywood"...

Jack R. Gannon, '59, is Visionary Leader of the month for September 2013. Gannon is a well-known author, educator, historian, and museum curator. Gannon was born in West Plains, Mo., in 1936 and became deaf at 8 years old due to spinal meningitis. He graduated...

Title President, 1988-2006 Education Ph.D., Psychology, University of Tennessee, 1973 M.A., Psychology, University of Tennessee, 1971 B.A., Psychology, Gallaudet University, 1970 Short Biography I. King Jordan made history in 1988 when he became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University, the world's only university with...