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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 2)
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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 2)

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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 2)

By trudy|2024-12-07T20:10:15-05:00January 26, 2018|Categories: Blog, Childhood, Community resources, Culture, Deaf Community, Deaf Education, Disempowerment, History, Humanity, Language, Media, Notable People|

By Trudy Suggs (Click here for my thoughts on this story in ASL and English). PART 2 (Read Part 1 here) Zeke [...]

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Reflections on “Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students”
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Reflections on “Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students”

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Reflections on “Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students”

By Trudy Suggs|2018-01-26T00:11:34-05:00January 26, 2018|Categories: Blog, Childhood, Culture, Deaf Community, History, Humanity, Language, Notable People|

Video description: Trudy Suggs, a white woman with brown shoulder-length hair, is wearing a black cardigan over a black shirt with green and white dots. [...]

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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 1)
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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 1)

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Nearly 50 Years Later: The Chicago Fire that Killed Two Deaf Students (Part 1)

By trudy|2018-01-26T00:04:13-05:00January 25, 2018|Categories: Blog, Childhood, Culture, History, Humanity, Language, Media, Notable People|

Illinois School for the Deaf Main Building (Courtesy of 1969 Illinois Advance) By Trudy Suggs PART 1 (Click here for Part 2) It [...]

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Deaf Women Supporting Deaf Women
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Deaf Women Supporting Deaf Women

Business, Community resources, Deaf Community, Deaf-Owned Businesses, Humanity, Notable People, Stereotypes

Deaf Women Supporting Deaf Women

By trudy|2024-12-07T21:42:51-05:00March 1, 2016|Categories: Business, Community resources, Deaf Community, Deaf-Owned Businesses, Humanity, Notable People, Stereotypes|

This article originally appeared in Get a Z Life Magazine. When you put a group of women together to work, what do you get? [...]

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Remembering Chuck Baird (1947-2012)
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Remembering Chuck Baird (1947-2012)

Culture, De'VIA, Deaf Community, History, Notable People

Remembering Chuck Baird (1947-2012)

By trudy|2015-02-22T21:03:19-05:00February 22, 2015|Categories: Culture, De'VIA, Deaf Community, History, Notable People|

I first met Chuck Baird when I was 10. My parents took me to see King of Hearts, a magnificent production by the National [...]

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The Power of the Written Word
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The Power of the Written Word

Blog, Childhood, Language, Notable People, Parenting

The Power of the Written Word

By trudy|2015-03-30T09:14:07-05:00October 23, 2014|Categories: Blog, Childhood, Language, Notable People, Parenting|

My oldest, six years old, has started to understand how powerful the written word can be. I’ve been marveling at her acquisition of English [...]

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Preserving Deaf History in Wax: Don Baer
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Preserving Deaf History in Wax: Don Baer

Culture, Deaf-Owned Businesses, History, Notable People, Silent News

Preserving Deaf History in Wax: Don Baer

By trudy|2024-12-02T22:02:55-05:00December 18, 2013|Categories: Culture, Deaf-Owned Businesses, History, Notable People, Silent News|

As I entered the small exhibition area, I jumped in fright. To my right, there was a person blankly staring at me. Don Baer [...]

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The boy at Target
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The boy at Target

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The boy at Target

By trudy|2014-02-20T22:24:39-05:00September 17, 2013|Categories: Blog, Childhood, Culture, Language, Notable People|

As I sit here working well past midnight, I can't stop thinking about the most random encounter at Target last Saturday that lasted all [...]

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Deaf-Owned Businesses: Graciously Handmade for You by Anita Kroll

By trudy|2013-07-31T14:45:17-05:00July 29, 2013|Categories: Business, Community resources, Deaf-Owned Businesses, Notable People|Tags: anita kroll, business, crafts, deaf, handbags, purses, sewing|

First things first: I cannot sew. My eighth-grade sewing teacher slapped my hand in frustration as she tried to show me how to move [...]

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Deaf-Owned Businesses: Heidi’s Bead Jewelry
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Deaf-Owned Businesses: Heidi’s Bead Jewelry

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Deaf-Owned Businesses: Heidi’s Bead Jewelry

By trudy|2013-06-06T19:17:45-05:00May 30, 2013|Categories: Blog, Business, Community resources, Deaf-Owned Businesses, Notable People|Tags: beads, deaf owned business, gift idea, handmade jewelry|

I ripped open the packet excitedly. I'd wanted to buy Heidi Branch's amazing, handmade jewelry for quite some time, but every piece I liked was [...]

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