Background on Dr. Steve C. Baldwin
Dr. Steve C. Baldwin is the President of Deaf Television Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization encompassing literary, theatrical, athletic, and television ventures. The archived page describes him as a retired educator with nearly 40 years in deaf education across five states, an award-winning writer, and a producer, writer, and host of more than 100 national television programs for the old Silent Network. His honors include the West Texas Cultural Achievement Award, National Association of the Deaf’s Greenmum Leadership Award, and the Barbara Jordan Media Award from Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2012. He is also described as an expert on Erastus “Deaf” Smith and a Gallaudet University Hall of Fame inductee with longstanding track and cross-country records.
Books and Educational Resources
The archived page highlights Backspace, a thriller about doctoral student Keith Flynn, who investigates the decades-old murder of a deaf pregnant farm girl and finds himself pulled into a dangerous, fast-moving mystery.
Pictures in the Air tells the story of the National Theatre of the Deaf, tracing the work of Edna Levine, Anne Bancroft, Gene Lasko, Arthur Penn, David Hays, Bernard Bragg, Phyllis Frelich, Linda Bove, Ed Waterstreet, and other key figures in the company’s history.
Archived order link for Pictures in the Air
Dr. Baldwin also created the Deaf Smith Collection, a set of lesson plans, videos, and resources focusing on Erastus “Deaf” Smith, hero of the Texas Revolution. The archive notes that it is available to teachers upon request.
The page also links to “5 Minutes with Steve!”, a weekly vodcast series by the Deaf Culture and History Section of the National Association of the Deaf focused on Deaf culture and Deaf history: archived series link.
Archived Resource Links
- February 2021 Portfolio of Achievements
- Arsenic and Old Lace: A Signed Production That Went Ahead of its Time
- Thomas Edison: The Impact of His Deafness upon His Inventions
- Of Wine and Wisdom: A Review of Fulton Tontine
- Jogging Along with Gallaudet President I. King Jordan
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet: Visionary Pioneer
- Tom Berg/Ruth Seeger Track and Field Classic History
- 150th Symposium at Gallaudet University: Theatre History
For more information or assistance, the archived page directs visitors to contact Dr. Baldwin at dfsmithtx@gmail.com.
All material is copyrighted by Dr. Steve C. Baldwin. All rights reserved.