Deaf Heroes: Matthew Moore

signed by Kathy Greene Founder and President of MSM Productions, Ltd. and DEAF.com, and Publisher and Co-Editor-in-Chief of DEAF LIFE, is an alumnus of Indiana School for the Deaf (1977) and RIT (Bachelor of Social Work degree, 1983). Born deaf, a rubella baby from a hearing family, with no deaf relatives, he has always been an innovator. He founded the Student Communication Center at NTID in 1981, to give students hands-on multimedia-production experience. He established his independent multimedia company in 1984, and has extensive experience in video/TV production. * Deaf Life Press, the company's imprint, was founded in 1992 with the publication of For Hearing People Only. Now in its third edition, this is Deaf Life Press's best-selling title. * A dynamic personality, Moore has given numerous presentations at various conferences and events. His alma mater, ISD, honored him among its Distinguished Alumni of the Modern Era in 1997—one of the many honors he has received. He is also an accomplished organizer, advocate, and conference planner. * When he's not busy coordinating a new conference or overseeing publication of a new book, he enjoys gardening, puttering around with his Jeep, or relaxing with a good movie. He enjoys collecting birdhouses (weathered and alligatored ones, not the kind with cutesy painted decorations) and seeing America by car. Because he loves cardinals, he chose a cardinal for the company's new logo.