Swedick, Theresa Anne

ID
3666
Nationality
Canadian
Occupation
Government employee
Clerk
Activist
Summary
Born deaf at St. Boniface, MB. Saskatchewan School for the Deaf 1958-1965 and Manitoba School for the Deaf 1965-1969, then several years of office and business training at community colleges. Worked in various capacities for the governments of Manitoba and Canada. In 1985, launched a personal letter-writing campaign to encourage wider closed-captioning of television programs.
References
Deaf Women of Canada, p.246; Deaf Heritage in Canada, p.441..
Dates
4 August 1952-