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Confirmed Speakers

• Wayne Betts, Jr.
  A filmmaker and the VP, Creative Marketing at Convo Relay.
• Linda Bove
  A regular on "Sesame Street" for over 30 years, she continues to be an actress, an author, an ASL Master, and a ASL/ Deaf Culture consultant for various television and film productions.
• Linsay Darnall, Jr.
  The owner of Darnall Consulting, LLC, he is a proud resident of Omaha, Nebraska.
• Michael Chorost
  A freelance science writer and the author of a memoir of getting a cochlear implant, "Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human".
• Mei Kennedy
  Dr. Kennedy holds a doctorate in Instructional Design for Online Learning and her interests are in design and development of electronic media and online learning.
• Danny Lacey
  A financial consultant with Kramer Financial in Austin, Texas, he is passionate about building bridges between the deaf community and the financial community.
• Alim Chandani
  The founder of Global Reach Out, he constantly looks for ways to create and enrich global networks between deaf communities and seeks the long-term success of these connections.
• Josh Swiller
  His book "The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa" was a New York Times Bestseller. Currently he teaches at Gallaudet University.
• Michelle McAuliffe
  An Assistant Professor of Art and Media Technology in the Art Department at Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC, her area of focus as an artist includes photography, film, and the use of collage and found objects.
• Robert Sirvage
  Currently at the Office of Campus Design & Planning at Gallaudet University as a researcher/designer, he aims to spread the concept of DeafSpace, which aims to change the ways in which people think about design and space planning.
• Marvin Miller
  A veteran editor of several publications, he is currently working on a new ASL town project with a Deaf organization in Indiana.