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Disability Pride Month

Explore disability information and resources with the Kishwaukee College Library.

Deafness Books

Deaf Lives

People you may know who live with deafness: 

Yao Ming - professional basketball player

Millie Bobby Brown - actress

Halle Berry - actress

Ayumi Hamasaki - J-pop singer

Stephen Colbert - comedian

Ludwig van Beethoven - composer

Bill Clinton - politician, former US president

Shaheem Sanchez - dancer, TikTok

Helen Keller - motivational speaker

Cece Bell - author

Lou Ferrigno - actor

Nyle DiMarco - winner America's Next Top Model, winner Dancing With the Stars, Deaf activist

Marlee Matlin - actress

Jane Lynch - actress, comedian

Thomas Edison - inventor

Juliette Gordon Low - founder Girl Scouts of America

Vint Cerf - "father of the internet"

Derrick Coleman - professional football player

Tamika Catchings - professional basketball player

Heidi Zimmer - mountaineer