Andrew Jackson Foster was the first African American to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gallaudet. Many regard Foster as the “father of deaf education in Africa” because he went on to establish 32 schools for the deaf in 13 African nations.
Foster graduated with a degree in education and then earned two master’s degrees-one in education in 1955 from Eastern Michigan University and the other in Christian Mission in 1956 from Seattle Pacific College in Washington State. Foster earned an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Gallaudet in 1970. (Information from Visionary Leader-May 2014, Andrew Foster at Gallaudet University--link is listed below.
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Encyclopedia of Disability
Sage Deaf Studies Encyclopedia
Deaf Education Beyond the Western World
The deaf way: perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture
It's a Small World
Sign Languages of the World
ABC Portraits of Deaf Ancestors
ABC Portraits of Deaf Ancestors is created for middle school students, their families, schools, libraries and communities. Short bios of important Deaf people In US history, who were born before 1925, are included along with original painted portraits. This book features Deaf women and men from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences
One of the best works on deaf people in various fields from different countries.
Great Deaf Americans
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