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Barbara Walters' most memorable interview

  • Writer: Stephen Goforth
    Stephen Goforth
  • Jun 7
  • 1 min read

Barbara Walters singled out her most memorable interview as the one with Bob Smithdas—who was deaf-blind and born on this day.

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Bob Smithdas, who was born June 7, 1925, served as the director of Services for the deaf-blind at the Industrial Home for the Blind in New York. He had already become the first deaf-blind person to earn a master's degree. He was an advocate for deaf-blind education and employment. He retired in 2008 and passed away in 2014. You can see the interview in the video below.



 
 
 

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