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Allison Kaftan, 26, was born Deaf
and has been cueing with her mother since she was three years
of age. Growing up, she attended Montgomery County Public Schools
(MCPS) in mainstreamed classrooms with a transliterator until
her senior year of high school, when she transferred to the
Maryland School for the Deaf. While at MSD, she learned American
Sign Language and continued to be an advocate for cueing.
She received her bachelor’s degree in English from
Gallaudet University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
English literature from the George Washington University.
She is also a Presidential Fellow at Gallaudet University
and hopes to pursue a teaching/research career there.
Kaftan has a Deaf husband, Chris, and a Deaf daughter, Leah,
who is currently a pre-K student in the cueing program in
MCPS. |
Allison
Kaftan
