Tucker, Bonnie Poitras

ID
2838
Nationality
American
Occupation
Lawyer
Attorney
Law
Summary
Born at Springfield, MA; deafness discovered at age 2; attended regular schools, graduating Hicksville HS, Long Island. B.S. in journalism from Syracuse University, 1961. Later, took additional courses to become a respiratory therapist, working at a rehabilitation center in Arizona. Returned to school to change careers to law; J.D. (1980) from the University of Colorado. Admitted to the Colorado bar in 1980; specializes in business law in Phoenix, AZ. Received a cochlear implant around 1995.
References
Great Deaf Americans, The Second Edition, p.310-315; Voices of the Oral Deaf, p.143-147; We Can!, vol. 1, p.7-12; Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.2, p.156; Deaf Women, p.61.
Dates
4 August 1939-