Kathleen L. Brockway

Kathleen L. (Kat) Brockway is an author, historian, and deaf rights' activist.

Early life and education

Kathleen L. Brockway was born in Washington, D.C.[1]

Brockway, who is deaf, was adopted. Her family, who did not previously know American Sign Language (ASL), learned ASL Gallaudet University in order to teach Kathleen at home.[1]

Brockway graduated from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. She later attended Gallaudet University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Phoenix.[1] Brockway is currently a graduate student studying Cultural Sustainability at Goucher College.[2]

Career and advocacy

Brockway served as chair of the National Association of the Deaf's Deaf Culture and History section form 2014-2018. From 2017 to 2018, she was Deaf History Researcher for the ASL Rose Company, a company that provides deaf-centered educational resources.[3] Brockway currently works with the Deaf Cultural Digital Library.[4]

Brockway has written two books; Baltimore’s Deaf Heritage (2014), and Detroit’s Deaf Heritage (2016).[1][5][6] She was the first deaf author published by Arcadia Publishing as part of their Images of America series.[7]

Awards

Brockway was inducted into the Susan Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]

References
  1. "National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC)". ndmc.pyd.org. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. Sep 11, Kathleen Brockway; comments, 2018 Bio-Fellow – Past Fellows 0 (2018-09-11). "Kathleen L. Brockway, Nonprofit Management Fellow". Respect Ability. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. Young, Thomsen (2019-03-18). "Exclusive Interview with Kathleen L Brockway". silent grapevine. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. "Trailblazers in the Deaf Community: Famous Authors". The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. September 24, 2020.
  5. Kast, Sheilah; Kempel, Jamyla (July 11, 2014). "Baltimore's Deaf Heritage". WYPR.
  6. "5 Deaf Educators Share Inclusivity Tips to Embrace in Your Classroom". National Geographic.
  7. "Kat Brockway, '93, writes second book for "Images of America" series". www.gallaudet.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-16.

Interview, WYPR.org

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