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December

HIV/AIDS Awareness Month

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Jessica Galli in a three-wheeled racing wheelchair on a race track. She wears a white helmet, dark glasses, and a blue tank top.

Jessica Galli

Jessica Galli in a three-wheeled racing wheelchair on a race track. She wears a white helmet, dark glasses, and a blue tank top.

Jessica Galli

Jessica Galli in a three-wheeled racing wheelchair on a race track. She wears a white helmet, dark glasses, and a blue tank top.

Jessica Galli

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Bronze statue of Charles Bennett in a suit standing with two canes. The base says Charles E. Bennett, 1910 to 2003, In God We Trust.

Charles Edward Bennett

Bronze statue of Charles Bennett in a suit standing with two canes. The base says Charles E. Bennett, 1910 to 2003, In God We Trust.

Charles Edward Bennett

Bronze statue of Charles Bennett in a suit standing with two canes. The base says Charles E. Bennett, 1910 to 2003, In God We Trust.

Charles Edward Bennett

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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Sketch of a large red and white structure at Ellis Island with corbelled bricks and four ornate copper domes.

Sophie Fuko and son Kalman arrived at Ellis Island (1912)

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Hee Yit Foong

Sketch of a large red and white structure at Ellis Island with corbelled bricks and four ornate copper domes.

Sophie Fuko and son Kalman arrived at Ellis Island (1912)

Hee Yit Foong.jpg

Hee Yit Foong

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Black and white photo of Milton Erickson with short salt and pepper hair, prominent dark eyebrows, and a clean-shaven face. He wears a white shirt and jacket and makes intense eye contact with the camera.

Milton H. Erickson

Black and white photo of Milton Erickson with short salt and pepper hair, prominent dark eyebrows, and a clean-shaven face. He wears a white shirt and jacket and makes intense eye contact with the camera.

Milton H. Erickson

Black and white photo of Milton Erickson with short salt and pepper hair, prominent dark eyebrows, and a clean-shaven face. He wears a white shirt and jacket and makes intense eye contact with the camera.

Milton H. Erickson

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Edward Barbanell in a gray coat and glasses. He has short gray hair and smiles with a teal background and confetti.

Edward Barbanell

Edward Barbanell in a gray coat and glasses. He has short gray hair and smiles with a teal background and confetti.

Edward Barbanell

Edward Barbanell in a gray coat and glasses. He has short gray hair and smiles with a teal background and confetti.

Edward Barbanell

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An older, gray-haired Ken Medema sits at a mahogany piano and smiles slightly. He wears a blue shirt and dark jacket and looks up and to his right.

Ken Medema

An older, gray-haired Ken Medema sits at a mahogany piano and smiles slightly. He wears a blue shirt and dark jacket and looks up and to his right.

Ken Medema

An older, gray-haired Ken Medema sits at a mahogany piano and smiles slightly. He wears a blue shirt and dark jacket and looks up and to his right.

Ken Medema

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A printed page from the story The Admiral on the Wheel in The New Yorker from February 1, 1936.

James Thurber

A printed page from the story The Admiral on the Wheel in The New Yorker from February 1, 1936.

James Thurber

A printed page from the story The Admiral on the Wheel in The New Yorker from February 1, 1936.

James Thurber

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Screenshot of text from the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

UN Declaration (1975)

Screenshot of text from the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

UN Declaration (1975)

Screenshot of text from the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

UN Declaration (1975)

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Warren Snipe with short dreads, black glasses, and salt and pepper goatee wears a gray tee-shirt that says Deaf Vibe.

Warren "Wawa" Snipe

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Single comic panel of an older Annie Jump Cannon with short gray hair in a red dress sitting at a large telescope. The comic is titled Wonder Women of History and includes brief biographical information.

Annie Jump Cannon

Single comic panel of an older Annie Jump Cannon with short gray hair in a red dress sitting at a large telescope. The comic is titled Wonder Women of History and includes brief biographical information.

Annie Jump Cannon

Single comic panel of an older Annie Jump Cannon with short gray hair in a red dress sitting at a large telescope. The comic is titled Wonder Women of History and includes brief biographical information.

Annie Jump Cannon

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Frank Sinatra wearing a gray suit, white shirt, black tie, and black fedora tilted slightly to the left.

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra wearing a gray suit, white shirt, black tie, and black fedora tilted slightly to the left.

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra wearing a gray suit, white shirt, black tie, and black fedora tilted slightly to the left.

Frank Sinatra

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)

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Hannah Tomiko Holmes before a microphone with short curly black hair and thick circular black glasses looks downward and holds up her point and middle fingers of her right hand. Her mouth is opened in an oh shape, and she wears a white shirt, dark jacket, beaded necklace, and circular pin on her lapel.

Hannah Tomiko Holmes

Hannah Tomiko Holmes before a microphone with short curly black hair and thick circular black glasses looks downward and holds up her point and middle fingers of her right hand. Her mouth is opened in an oh shape, and she wears a white shirt, dark jacket, beaded necklace, and circular pin on her lapel.

Hannah Tomiko Holmes

Hannah Tomiko Holmes before a microphone with short curly black hair and thick circular black glasses looks downward and holds up her point and middle fingers of her right hand. Her mouth is opened in an oh shape, and she wears a white shirt, dark jacket, beaded necklace, and circular pin on her lapel.

Hannah Tomiko Holmes

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Howie Seago in front a starry background with whispy light hair, mustache, and white beard with black glasses stands next to his Star Trek character with wavy red hair, red mustache and beard. Text reads Howie Seago, The Deaf Actor's Experience from Trek Untold.

Howie Seago

Howie Seago in front a starry background with whispy light hair, mustache, and white beard with black glasses stands next to his Star Trek character with wavy red hair, red mustache and beard. Text reads Howie Seago, The Deaf Actor's Experience from Trek Untold.

Howie Seago

Howie Seago in front a starry background with whispy light hair, mustache, and white beard with black glasses stands next to his Star Trek character with wavy red hair, red mustache and beard. Text reads Howie Seago, The Deaf Actor's Experience from Trek Untold.

Howie Seago

Sketch of Ludwig van Beethoven holding an ear trumpet to his left ear. His eyes are closed and he is frowning.

Ludwig van Beethoven's approximate birthday

Sketch of Ludwig van Beethoven holding an ear trumpet to his left ear. His eyes are closed and he is frowning.

Ludwig van Beethoven's approximate birthday

Sketch of Ludwig van Beethoven holding an ear trumpet to his left ear. His eyes are closed and he is frowning.

Ludwig van Beethoven's approximate birthday

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Curtis Pride in a white baseball jersey and red baseball cap. He smiles and holds up his left hand in a black catcher's mitt.

Curtis Pride

Curtis Pride in a white baseball jersey and red baseball cap. He smiles and holds up his left hand in a black catcher's mitt.

Curtis Pride

Curtis Pride in a white baseball jersey and red baseball cap. He smiles and holds up his left hand in a black catcher's mitt.

Curtis Pride

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Judy Heumann with short brown hair and glasses smiles on the cover of Time Magazine. She wears a yellow shirt, brown pants, white sneakers, and a teal jacket and sits in a wheelchair. Text reads 1977 Judith Heumann fighting for access.

Judy Heumann

Judy Heumann with short brown hair and glasses smiles on the cover of Time Magazine. She wears a yellow shirt, brown pants, white sneakers, and a teal jacket and sits in a wheelchair. Text reads 1977 Judith Heumann fighting for access.

Judy Heumann

Judy Heumann with short brown hair and glasses smiles on the cover of Time Magazine. She wears a yellow shirt, brown pants, white sneakers, and a teal jacket and sits in a wheelchair. Text reads 1977 Judith Heumann fighting for access.

Judy Heumann

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Dr. Shirley Jean Allen with short black hair, large glasses and hoop earrings. She smiles, her red lipstick matching her blazer.
Text reads It took until 1992 for a Black Deaf woman to earn a doctoral degree. Dr. Shirley J. Allen was the first to do so, graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Shirley Jean Allen

Dr. Shirley Jean Allen with short black hair, large glasses and hoop earrings. She smiles, her red lipstick matching her blazer.
Text reads It took until 1992 for a Black Deaf woman to earn a doctoral degree. Dr. Shirley J. Allen was the first to do so, graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Shirley Jean Allen

Dr. Shirley Jean Allen with short black hair, large glasses and hoop earrings. She smiles, her red lipstick matching her blazer.
Text reads It took until 1992 for a Black Deaf woman to earn a doctoral degree. Dr. Shirley J. Allen was the first to do so, graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Shirley Jean Allen

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Illustrations of a mechanical iron prosthetic hand and arm designed by French surgeon Ambroise Paré.

Ambroise Paré

Illustrations of a mechanical iron prosthetic hand and arm designed by French surgeon Ambroise Paré.

Ambroise Paré

Illustrations of a mechanical iron prosthetic hand and arm designed by French surgeon Ambroise Paré.

Ambroise Paré

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Black and white daguerreotype photo of Laura Bridgman with slicked dark hair braided and secured in a bun. She wears darkened glasses that block her eyes and a dark patterned dress with a white collar.

Laura Bridgman

Black and white daguerreotype photo of Laura Bridgman with slicked dark hair braided and secured in a bun. She wears darkened glasses that block her eyes and a dark patterned dress with a white collar.

Laura Bridgman

Black and white daguerreotype photo of Laura Bridgman with slicked dark hair braided and secured in a bun. She wears darkened glasses that block her eyes and a dark patterned dress with a white collar.

Laura Bridgman

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A smiling James T. Brett with graying hair wears a dark suit and tie. An American flag is behind him.

James T. Brett

A smiling James T. Brett with graying hair wears a dark suit and tie. An American flag is behind him.

James T. Brett

A smiling James T. Brett with graying hair wears a dark suit and tie. An American flag is behind him.

James T. Brett

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Avi with styled, wavy dark gray hair smiles slightly and rests his chin on his left palm. Covers of three of his books appear to the right.

Edward Irving Wortis

Avi with styled, wavy dark gray hair smiles slightly and rests his chin on his left palm. Covers of three of his books appear to the right.

Edward Irving Wortis

Avi with styled, wavy dark gray hair smiles slightly and rests his chin on his left palm. Covers of three of his books appear to the right.

Edward Irving Wortis

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Newel Perry

Newel Perry

Newel Perry

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Rose Hollermann

Rose Hollermann.jpg

Rose Hollermann

Rose Hollermann.jpg

Rose Hollermann

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Laurent Clerc

Laurent Clerc

Laurent Clerc

Jamaal Charles with black dreadlocks past his shoulders and a thin goatee smiles and holds a football. He's wearing a gray athletic tee shirt.

Jamaal Charles

Jamaal Charles with black dreadlocks past his shoulders and a thin goatee smiles and holds a football. He's wearing a gray athletic tee shirt.

Jamaal Charles

Jamaal Charles with black dreadlocks past his shoulders and a thin goatee smiles and holds a football. He's wearing a gray athletic tee shirt.

Jamaal Charles

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Steve Way with short brown styled hair and black glasses with a blue plaid shirt and white scarf. He looks directly at the camera ahead and smiles.

Steve Way

Steve Way with short brown styled hair and black glasses with a blue plaid shirt and white scarf. He looks directly at the camera ahead and smiles.

Steve Way

Steve Way with short brown styled hair and black glasses with a blue plaid shirt and white scarf. He looks directly at the camera ahead and smiles.

Steve Way

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Eduardo Lopez Riaza with short dark hair, navy polo shirt and athletic pants smiles and sits in a wheelchair. Another man in a red jacket sits on a wooden bench and puts his left arm around Eduardo's shoulder.

Eduardo Lopez Riaza

Eduardo Lopez Riaza with short dark hair, navy polo shirt and athletic pants smiles and sits in a wheelchair. Another man in a red jacket sits on a wooden bench and puts his left arm around Eduardo's shoulder.

Eduardo Lopez Riaza

Eduardo Lopez Riaza with short dark hair, navy polo shirt and athletic pants smiles and sits in a wheelchair. Another man in a red jacket sits on a wooden bench and puts his left arm around Eduardo's shoulder.

Eduardo Lopez Riaza

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A bald Blake Charlton in a collared blue shirt and glasses sits at a table in a wooden chair and looks down while signing a copy of one of his books.

Blake Charlton

A bald Blake Charlton in a collared blue shirt and glasses sits at a table in a wooden chair and looks down while signing a copy of one of his books.

Blake Charlton

A bald Blake Charlton in a collared blue shirt and glasses sits at a table in a wooden chair and looks down while signing a copy of one of his books.

Blake Charlton

Laurel Burch with a tight smile, her brown hair in a side ponytail, & a fistful of paintbrushes in her left hand. She wears all black with a colorful cat pattern & stands in front of paintings of large cat heads in orange, purple, blue, & turquoise.

Laurel Burch

Laurel Burch with a tight smile, her brown hair in a side ponytail, & a fistful of paintbrushes in her left hand. She wears all black with a colorful cat pattern & stands in front of paintings of large cat heads in orange, purple, blue, & turquoise.

Laurel Burch

Laurel Burch with a tight smile, her brown hair in a side ponytail, & a fistful of paintbrushes in her left hand. She wears all black with a colorful cat pattern & stands in front of paintings of large cat heads in orange, purple, blue, & turquoise.

Laurel Burch

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