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Barbara Kannapell

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Barbara Kannapell
Born(1937-09-14)September 14, 1937
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
💀DiedAugust 11, 2021(2021-08-11) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C.August 11, 2021(2021-08-11) (aged 83)
💼 Occupation
Known forCreating a new rhetoric of Deaf identity, involving recognition of Deaf culture and American Sign Language
👩 Spouse(s)Mary Eileen Paul

Barbara Kannapell (September 14, 1937 – August 11, 2021) was an American public intellectual, activist and sociolinguist who was the first to promote bilingualism as an educational philosophy for the education of deaf students.[1]

References

  1. Seelye, Katharine Q. 2021. Barbara Kannapell, 83, an Activist in the Deaf World. New York Times (August 26, 2021), Section A, p. 20.



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