Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Phenomenal Professionals (Claudia Gordon, ESQ)
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Claudia Gordon became deaf from an unknown illness as a child. Today she is an attorney in Washington, DC. She shares her story of becoming an advocate for people. This is a short segment from the "Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Phenomenal Professionals."
Media Details
Runtime: 6 minutes 4 seconds
- Topic: Careers, Deaf Life, Social Science
- Subtopic: Deaf - General, Law, Occupations
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2002
- Producer/Distributor: Pepnet-Northeast/NTID
- Series: Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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