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Teresa de Cartagena (fl. 1425 – 1478) was a writer, mystic and nun in late medieval Castile who is considered to be the first Spanish-language female writer and mystic. [1] She became deaf between 1453 and 1459. [2]
Miguel Angel Ramón Bustos (Buenos Aires, August 31, 1932 – Buenos Aires, June 20, 1976) was an Argentine poet, journalist and plastic artist. He was kidnapped by the Argentine military dictatorship on May 30, 1976.
Dorothy "Dot" Miles (née Squire; 19 August 1931 - 30 January 1993) was a Welsh poet and activist in the Deaf community.Throughout her life, she composed her poems in English, British Sign Language, and American Sign Language.
Pauline Leader (October 16, 1908–July 13, 2001) was a writer and poet, noted for her memoir, And No Birds Sing, which chronicles her growing up in Bennington, Vermont as an outcast daughter of Jewish immigrants and her bohemian life in Greenwich Village, subsequent to becoming deaf at age 12. Her work pioneered understanding the perspective ...
Justin Edgar, a well-established British filmmaker and advocate for disabled people, has pushed the boundaries for accessibility films with “The Letter,” a drama shedding light on a lesser ...
With her marriage to womaniser Carlo Landi in ashes, wealthy and childless Margaret Landi finds an emotional outlet in patronizing a 15-year-old deaf, mute, and blind Irish girl named Esther Costello. Esther's disabilities are the result of a childhood trauma and are psychosomatic rather than physical.
In a recent Newsweek article, Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor at the University of Tennessee at Martin, said, “Many in the real estate business are elated with a Trump victory, and ...
These inspirational nature quotes from writers, artists, and conservationists will breathe sunshine and fresh air into your day. 60 nature quotes that capture the beauty of our earth Skip to main ...