Claire Blatchford
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Claire Blatchford | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Teacher |
| Known for | Spiritual books, Deaf literature |
Claire Blatchford (born 1944 in Washington D.C.)[1][2] is an author. She became deaf at the age of six due to mumps. She graduated in 1966 from Bennington College.[1][2] and earned a master's degree from Adelphi University in the Waldorf School teacher training program and in Deaf education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is married and has two daughters.[1] She continued working for several years as a teacher of deaf children.[2] Claire Blatchford is an author of spiritual books and Deaf literature, including books and poetry.
Selected works[edit]
Spiritual books and deaf literature[edit]
- All Alone (1984)
- Turning: Words Heard from Within (1994, 2001)
- Many Ways of Hearing: 94 Multitasked Lessons in Listening (1997)[3]
- Friend of My Heart: Meeting Christ in Everyday Life (1999)
- Becoming: A Call to Love (2004)
- Experiences with the Dying and the Dead: Waking to Our Connections with Those Who Have Died (2007)[2]
Deaf poetry[edit]
- The Deaf Girl: a memory
- The Collector
- Centering
- Acorn
- Mid-winter[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Jepson, J. C. (1992). Claire Blatchford. In No walls of stone: an anthology of literature by deaf and hard of hearing writers (pp. 20-25). Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.
- ^ a b c d Books by Claire Blatchford. (2004). SteinerBooks. Retrieved November 15, 2011, from [1]
- ^ "Claire Blatchford".
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