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| c. 1981 - Mildred Johnson begins a project to collect books on Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing culture. During about 25 years, she amasses a collection of books, magazines, videos and other materials documenting community culture. |
| May 25, 2005 - CSCDHH (Comm. Ctr. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) officially closes. Board seeks for a new home for the library. |
| Summer 2005 - A new home is needed for the library. Organizations are approached, but decline. |
| July 18, 2005 - A proposal is made to the CSCDHH board to assume all responsibility for the library. |
| Aug. 4, 2005 - Mildred Johnson agrees to a plan to form an independent library, named after her. |
| Aug. 7, 2005 - Mildred passes away in the company of friends and family. |
| Aug. 9, 2005 - The CSCDHH Board holds its last meeting and approves the proposal to transfer the library. |
| End Aug. 2005 - The new MMJ Memorial Library organization moves the collection to storage. |
| Sept. 2005 - Joe requests donations at his birthday party. Support begins coming in. |
| Oct. 3, 2005 - The Library is incorporated. |
| Late 2006 - Tentative opening planned for the physical library. |
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2006: A YEAR OF BIBLIOPHILIC ORGANIZATION |
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Educational Links
Accessibility
Harkle - Search engine for captioned media on the Internet
Reading and Writing
SignWriting - Lessons and links for writing sign languages
SIGNBANK - Software, lessons and more for writing sign languages
SignPuddle - International forum for writing sign languages
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