Welcome to the TRIPOD Archive!
The archivists at NTID and RIT’s Wallace Library have created this on-line archive as a resource for all who care about the quality of deaf education – parents, students, teachers and administrators.
It is hard to believe that almost 40 years have passed since my infant son was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. It is even more difficult to accept that many of the educational challenges we faced in the early 1980’s still exist today.
TRIPOD was...
TRIPOD was founded in 1982 by Megan Williams, the mother of two young children- deaf and hearing- to meet the complex educational needs of deaf children and their families. Inspired by her own family’s experience, Megan developed the concept of a holistic learning environment where communication was no longer a barrier. The children’s father, film producer Michael Shamberg, enlisted the help of Hollywood to make the vision a reality.
From inception, TRIPOD was fully inclusive with...
Megan Williams
Ms. Williams is a former televeision journalist who was an avid volunteer. She produced Language Says It All, a film for parents and educators of deaf children. The film describes the impact of deafness upon young children and their families, and was notminated for an Academy Award in th Documentary Short Subject category. Ms. Wiliams was named 1984 "Woman of the Year" by the Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, and recieved the "Lee Katz...
The Tripod Quilt (main article) | View Quilt Details (front) | View Quilt Details (back)
May 1995
In honor of Tripod, 1982-1995
made for Megan Williams
Referred to as Tripod’s first “hard drive”, this quilt is...
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