DescriptionTearra Donovan talks about her early years in Shelby, MT, and her family moving to Great Falls so she could attend the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB), learning American Sign Language (ASL), attending school at MSDB and blended classes with the local high school, working with Expressions of Silence (a performance group with MSDB), attending Gallaudet University, her work in Maryland and Nevada with Hamilton Relay, on moving back to Montana to teach at MSDB, her challenges with access and interpreter availability, and challenges with her upcoming childbirth.TypeTextCreatorHunley, LaurenGenredocumentsLanguageengDate2024-6-30ContributorInterviewsDisabilitiesInterviews--MontanaDeafDeafnessAmerican Sign LanguageDeaf peopleBoarding school studentsBoarding schoolsContributing InstitutionWestern Heritage CenterGeographic CoverageGreat Falls, MontanaCascade County, MontanaWashington, D.C.Digital CollectionCommunities with Disabilities Oral History ProjectDigital Formatapplication/pdfDigitization SpecificationsDigital word document saved a pdfDate Digitized2024Contact UsFor questions about our oral histories, email us at archives@ywhc.org
