About: Advisors, Interviewees & Consultants
Advisors listed below worked in varying capacities and some also gave interviews. Consultants provided scholarly advice, linguistic and translation insights and knowledge about the differences between ASL, tactile ASL and tactile English spelling, community perspectives, and accessibility across platforms—broadcast and the net. Becoming Helen Keller originated with Straight Ahead Pictures, Inc. Some of this work originated with American Masters production and outreach efforts.
Yerker Andersson (1929-2016)
World Federation of the Deaf
Gallaudet University
Interviewee
Brian Bashin
CEO, San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind
Interviewee
Douglas Baynton
Professor in History of Disability, Emeritus
The University of Iowa
Advisor, Interviewee
Jean Bergey
Associate Director,
Drs. John S. & Betty J. Schuchman
Deaf Documentary Center
Gallaudet University
Advisor, Consultant
Steve Collins
Assistant Professor
Department of Interpretation and Translation
Gallaudet University
Interviewee
Vincent DiGirolamo
Associate Professor of History
Baruch College, City University of New York
Advisor
Janet Golden
Professor of History, Emerita
Rutgers University
Interviewee
Peter Hall (1946 - 2015)
Professor of History
Baruch College, City University of New York
Advisor, Interviewee
Micheal Hudson
Museum Curator
American Printing House for the Blind
Interviewee
Mary Klages
Associate Professor of English
University of Colorado, Boulder
Advisor, Interviewee
Georgina Kleege
Professor of English
University of California, Berkeley
Advisor, Interviewee
Felicia Kornbluh
Professor of History
The University of Vermont
Advisor
Catherine Kudlick
Professor of History
Director, Paul K. Longmore
Institute on Disability
San Francisco State University
Advisor
Laura Lovett
Associate Professor of History
University of Pittsburgh
Advisor, Interviewee
Brian Miller (1967-2020)
US Department of Education
Interviewee
Mara Mills
Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
New York University
Interviewee
David Morgan
Professor of Religious Studies
Duke University
Interviewee
Kim Nielsen
Professor of Disability Studies
The University of Toledo
Advisor, Interviewee
Sassy Outwater-Wright
Executive Director
Massachusetts Association for Blind and Visually Impaired
Interviewee, Consultant
Art Roehrig
Former president, American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Gallaudet University
Interviewee
Sarah Rose
Associate Professor, History
Director of Minor in Disability Studies
The University of Texas at Arlington
Advisor
Susan Schweik
Professor, English Department
University of California, Berkeley
Interviewee
Howie Seago
Actor
Advisor
Judy Shepard-Kegl
Professor of Linguistics
Director, Signed Language Research Laboratory
University of Southern Maine
Interviewee
Alexandria Wailes
Actress
Interviewee, ASL interpreter
Graham Warder
Associate Professor of History
Keene State College
Advisor
Interviewees and Consultants originating with American Masters
Michael Frisch
Professor Emeritus, Department of American Studies
SUNY Buffalo
Consultant
Sarah Morrison
Disability Advocate, Marketing and Accessibility
Consultant
Madeleine Rothberg
Senior Subject Matter Expert on Accessible Technology
WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
Consultant
Rebecca Alexander
Author, Psychotherapist, Extreme athlete, Disability advocate
Narrator, Interviewee, Discussion Host
Rhonda Voight Campbell
Adjunct Faculty, Rochester Institute of Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Consultant
Lawrence Carter-Long
Director of Education
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Consultant
Website Credits
Ben Cowper
Laurie Block
Nate Christy