- He was a scholar who wrote about deaf people during the Holocaust and the portrayal of deaf people in movies and on TV. He worked for 34 years at Gallaudet, a university for people who are deaf or hard of hearing; he served as a dean, vice president of academic affairs, and provost.
- He was a hearing child of deaf parents, and grew up using American Sign Language.
- He graduated from Butler University, and received a master's degree and a doctorate in history at Indiana University. He also earned a law degree at Georgetown University. While in law school, he visited Gallaudet looking for work and was hired that day to join the history department.
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