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A Night of Deaf History And Culture Sponsored by: Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Huntsville Regional Center Presented by: Stacie Yarbrough, AIDB Sign Language Instructor and AIDB Sign Language Students Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Huntsville Public Library Auditorium
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A Night of Deaf History And Culture Sponsored by: Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Huntsville Regional Center Presented by: Stacie Yarbrough, AIDB Sign Language Instructor and AIDB Sign Language Students Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Huntsville Public Library Auditorium 915 Monroe Street Deaf individuals have made numerous contributions in history. Find out who: - received the "Godfrey Copley Medal" and has a College named after him. - attended Rutgers and founded the Society for Hearing Impaired Physicians (SHIP). - over a 40 year period is credited with saving 907 lives! - patented over 1,093 inventions. - started the Battle of Wounded Knee. - was the first deaf pilot to fly coast to coast in 1947. - broke a world land speed record for the fastest quarter mile in 3.22 seconds at 396 mph. and much, much more! Postsecondary Education Consortium is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for .2 CEUs at the "little/none" Content Knowledge Level. Activity #0237.0507.01