ID
0407
Nationality
American
Native American
Occupation
Deaf-blind
Summary
Born deaf at Woodbury, NJ; also had Usher Syndrome, leading to low vision in adulthood. Graduated the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf in 1967; dropped out of Gallaudet College after 1 year. Business school for 2 years, majoring in computer science, then worked with Bell Labs and BellSouth in consumer services for 29 years. Sister, also deaf-blind, is Winifred Ann Weisgerber Tunison (q.v.).
References
Step Into the Circle, p.27-30.
Dates
2 November 1948-