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Kathleen "Kat" Brockway
Kathleen Brockway (born 1969) is an American deaf author on deaf culture & history. Brockway has written Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014) and Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016) by Arcadia Publishing Currently, Brockway is a full time presenter, advocate, and chairs the National Association of the Deaf's Deaf Culture & History Section (2014 to present).

Early life
Brockway was born in 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia. She was born profoundly deaf caused by rubella. Her adoptive father was employed as the Army Colonel, who served the Korean and Vietnam Wars, then later employed as the Assistant Commissioner of Georgia State Veterans Services and adoptive mother was employed as the registered nurse. Both parents retired. Brockway later described her family with full signing after attending Gallaudet College (currently University) after Brockway's adoption was finalized.

Education and early employment
Kathleen Brockway graduated from Model Secondary School for the Deaf in 1989.

Brockway began her higher education at Gallaudet University in Washington, District of Columbia. After she left, she went on to work in the government. She then resumed her higher education in 2001 and graduated from University of Phoenix, Arizona in 2006. She completed the Bachelors degree majoring in Business Management.

After graduating from University of Phoenix in 2006, Brockway continued to work for the government; however, she left to take care of her two children. She remained as a full time volunteer.

Main Ideas
Although known as a long time volunteer & advocate since 2009, Brockway never stopped researching; She was intrigued by the deaf culture & history and determined to recognize more unknown individuals, organizations, and things around the grassroots deaf communities. Her passion was in the research field and help preserve the deaf culture & history across the nation. She is the first deaf author for the Arcadia Publishing Company. She introduced the first deaf heritage discovery in 2013 through the Arcadia Publishing Company, where more than fifteen thousand notable authors did not mention the deaf culture & history in their books.

Publications
Baltimore's Deaf Heritage (2014) In this book as described on the back cover: The booming job market and beautifully designed city of Baltimore attracted many families and individuals in the area in the 19th Century. Several of these transplants would become prominent figures in the Deaf community. George W. Veditz, an early American Sign Language filmmaker and former president of the National Association of the Deaf; Rev. Daniel E. Moylan, founder of the oldest operational Methodist church for the deaf; and George Michael "Dummy" Leitner, a professional baseball player, all influenced Baltimore's growing deaf population. Through vintage photographs of successful organizations and sport teams, including the Silent Oriole Club, Christ Church of the Deaf, the Jewish Deaf Society of Baltimore, the Silent Clover Society, and the National Fraternal Society for the Deaf, Baltimore's Deaf Heritage illustrates the evolution of Baltimore's Deaf community and its prominent leaders. This book can be found directly at Arcadia Publishing Company

Detroit's Deaf Heritage (2016) Brockway wrote on behalf of Detroit Association of the Deaf; In this book as described on the back cover: Detroit, the Motor City, welcomed many newcomers to work and interact in the deaf community in the early 20th century. The booming job market attracted Benjamin and Ralph Beaver, deaf brothers from Luka, Illinois, who helped form the Detroit Association of the Deaf (DAD) Club—celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. Others included the Wahowiak family, who ran a shoe repair business in Upper Michigan for two deaf generations; Arlyn Meyerson, a deaf restaurateur for 55 years; Glenn Stewart, the first black deaf man graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology; and Dudley Cumshaw, a longtime deaf local leader. In addition, Grand Rapids, Flint, and Upper Michigan each contributed to this great deaf heritage by affiliating with Detroit's deaf community. Through vintage photographs of successful organizations, including Catholic Deaf Organization, Motor City Association of the Deaf, Black Silent Club, Michigan Deaf School, and Flint Association for the Deaf, Detroit's Deaf Heritage illustrates the evolution of the deaf community and its prominent leaders. This book will be released in June 2016 at Arcadia Publishing Company.

Leadership roles
Kathleen Brockway has held notable positions of leadership, including
 * 1998-2002 - Relay Missouri Advisory Committee under Public Service Commission and Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
 * 2004-2005 - Special appointed Diversity Committee under City of Bowie Council
 * 2005 - Deaf In Government annual luncheon committee
 * 2006 - Deaf In Government annual luncheon Chair
 * 2007 - Deaf In Government sponsorship & technology coordinator for the National Training Conference
 * 2007 - Deaf In Government annual luncheon Co-Chair
 * 2014-present - Chair of the Deaf Culture & History Section linked to National Association of the Deaf
 * 2015-present - Board of Directors and Museum Director for the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Alumni

Kathleen Brockway's Social Media links

 * Kathleen Brockway's Personal Page
 * LinkedIn Account
 * Twitter Account: Veditz Kat
 * Baltimore's Deaf Heritage Facebook Page
 * Detroit's Deaf Heritage Facebook Page