[stylist] Famous people with Deafblindness | K12 Academics

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello John:

     Great to learn more about historical people.

Regards,

Robert

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> This is not a very good list.  Some of them weren't famous at all, but
> merely well-referenced in case studies, which is a different thing.  And
> there are glaring omissions.
>
> You may be intrigued to know that the inventor of the modern adjustable
> swivel chair, the thermos to keep coffee warm, and a special gate design
> that is used in all of the horse farms in North America all were invented 
> by
> a deafblind man.  He also invented a nifty embosser, called the 
> diplograph,
> that could emboss THREE different types of raised letters--the Boston 
> Type,
> the Moon, and Braille--not at the same time, but you just switch a lever 
> and
> it will emboss the SAME text but in a different type without your having 
> to
> typeset all over again.  He played a key role in advancing technology at 
> the
> American Printing House for the Blind.  His name was James Morrison Heady,
> 1829-1915, and he wrote many books, including novels, biographies, and 
> fine
> collections of poetry.
>
> He is one of the featured deafblind writers in the anthology I am working 
> on
> of deafblind writers.  From the list you linked, my book also includes
> Richard Kinney, Robert J. Smithdas, and Hieronynus Lorm.  Though Georgia
> Griffith wrote a memoir, it wasn't good enough.  My book will not include
> Helen Keller at all.  I haven't decided yet, but it may include two poems 
> by
> Laura Bridgman--which had no real literary merit, but expressed a most
> interesting perspective.
>
> The worst name on the list is James Mitchell.  He was just written ab out 
> a
> lot, as an object of curiosity, but he did nothing much.  He ate, slept, 
> and
> masturbated, and that was pretty much it.  But it is true that he was 
> famous
> for a time.
>
> John
>
>
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> Hello:
>
>     The link in this message is to a list of famous deaf-blind persons.
> Enjoy!
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
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