Keith Wann

male
americansignlanguage, deaf, hearing, child of deaf adult, Watching Two Worlds Collide, My Experiences, Different!
Keith Wann is an American child of two deaf adults. He was born January 4, 1969.. He has turned his life-long dealings with American Sign Language...

Clayton Valli

male
American, ASL poetry, University of Nevada, Reno, gallaudet university, Union Institute, deaf…americansignlanguage
Clayton Valli (d. March 7 2003) was the author of numerous articles and books on linguistics and on American Sign Language poetry. He gave...
Roger Fouts

Roger Fouts

male, 66 years old
primatologist, Primatology, animal rights, Washoe the chimpanzee, Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, Washoe…sign language, americansignlanguage
Roger Fouts (born June 8, 1943) is an American primate researcher. He is co-director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) in...
William Stokoe

William Stokoe

male, deceased (2000)
Deaf community, gallaudet university, americansignlanguage, deaf, American, Scholar…Sign Language Structure
Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr. (1919 - 2000) was a scholar who researched American Sign Language (ASL) extensively while he worked at Gallaudet...
Deborah Fouts

Deborah Fouts

female
Anthropologist, animal communication, americansignlanguage, American, Central Washington University, Ellensburg
Deborah Fouts is Director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI). CHCI is the home of Washoe, the first non-human to acquire a...
Francine Patterson

Francine Patterson

female, 62 years old
Stanford University, Doctor of Philosophy, The Gorilla Foundation, children's book, Koko-Love! Conversations With a Signing Gorilla, Koko's Kitten…americansignlanguage
Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson (b. February 13 1947, in Chicago, Illinois) is a researcher who claims to have taught a modified form of American...
Mary Lee Jensvold

Mary Lee Jensvold

female
University of Oregon, ethological studies, Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold, environmental enrichment, chimpanzees, great apes…americansignlanguage
Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold is the Assistant Director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI). CHCI is the home of Washoe, the first...
Shoshannah Stern

Shoshannah Stern

female, 29 years old
Jewish person, CBS, post-apocalyptic, Holocaust, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, gallaudet university…American Broadcasting Company, Jewish American, americansignlanguage, American
Shoshannah Stern (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress. She was born in Walnut Creek, California into an observant Jewish and...
Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli

female, 61 years old
Georgetown University, zel, Japanese, Swarthmore College faculty, esl, beast…Japanese language, americansignlanguage, American
Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an author of children's and young adult books, as well as a prominent linguist who has worked in...
Gary Malkowski

Gary Malkowski

male, 51 years old
Ontario MPP, Canadian, Liberal Party of Ontario, York East, Ontario New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party of Ontario MPP…sign language, americansignlanguage
Gary Malkowski (born July 26, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former Canadian provincial politician. He represented the riding of York East in the...