Deaf Awareness Week: Post #2: *Shawn Dale Barnett, inventor and creator of “Deaf Music” became the only profoundly deaf man to have a top ten hit on MTV in 1987. *When Beethoven composed his ninth symphony, he was profoundly deaf. * American Sign Language is the third most widely used language in the United States. *Bonnie Sloan was the first Deaf NFL football player. He played in 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals. A knee injury ended his career. *Kenny Walker Walker played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos in 1991-92. He published an autobiography “Roar of Silence: The Kenny Walker Story” in 1998. He also has a chapter dedicated to him in the book, "Great Deaf Americans." *Marlee Matlin became the youngest and first deaf recipient of the best actress Oscar.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:08:40 +0000
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