Clifton  F.  Carbin, B.A., M.Ed., LL.D.  

Educator, Administrator, Lecturer, Researcher, Author & Deaf Community Leader

Education,  Earned  &  Honourary  Degrees

Employment  History,  Professional  /  Community  /  School  Experiences

Publications  ( Selected Articles )

• Carbin, Clifton F. (2009). "Cogswell, Mason Fitch (1761-1830), Physician and Deaf Education Advocate." Entry in the Encyclopedia of American Disability History. Edited by Susan Burch (Editor-in-Chief). New York, N.Y.: Facts On File.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (2009). "A Short Account of the Origins of Deaf History International (DHI)." The DHI Newsletter No. 39 (Summer issue): 4-5.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (2005). "A Deaf Legend Almost Forgotten." CAD Chat (Canadian Association of the Deaf), Vol. 15 (no. 3) (Summer issue): 1.

• Carbin, Clifton F. and Smith, Dorothy L. (1998, 1999). "Deaf Culture." In The Canadian Encyclopedia (on CD-ROM). Toronto: McCelland & Stewart. Also available on the Internet in English & French: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011170

• Smith, Dorothy L. and Carbin, Clifton F. (1998, 1999). "Hearing Loss." In The Canadian Encyclopedia (on CD-ROM). Toronto: McCelland & Stewart. Also available on the Internet in English & French: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000395

• Carbin, Clifton (1997). "Canada's Many Deaf Aviation Pioneers." Newsletter of the International Deaf Pilots Association (Evanston, Ill.) (Winter issue): 1-4.

• Carbin, Clifton F. and Smith, Dorothy L. (1996). "The Canadian Deaf Community: A Distinctive, Diverse, and Enduring Culture." In Merv Garretson (ed.), Deafness: Historical Perspectives -- A Deaf American Monograph, Vol. 46, 21-25. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Association of the Deaf.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1995). " 'Service Above Self': A Canadian Tribute to the late David Piekoff." Deaf Life, Vol. 7 (no. 11) (May issue): 10-17, 19-21. Rochester, New York: MSM Productions Ltd.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1995). "A Great Deaf Canadian Gone." OCSD Bulletin (Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf) 3 (no. 5) (March-April issue): 1, 9; Deaf Canada 2 (no. 3) (Spring issue): 5-6; The O.A.D. News (Ontario Association of the Deaf) (Spring issue): 5.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1993). "Ontario's New ASL/LSQ Law - PAH!" Gallaudet Today 24 (no. 2) (Winter 1993-1994): 15-17. Also appeared in Vibrations (Canadian Hearing Society, Toronto) (Autumn 1993): 3-4; OCSD Bulletin (Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf) 2 (no. 3) (September-October 1993): 1, 10; Deaf Children's Society Newsletter (Vancouver, B.C.) 10 (no. 1) (September-October 1993): 14; Deaf Life (MSN Productions Ltd., Rochester, N.Y.) 5 (no. 3) (September 1993): 1, 3-4 of "Deaf Life Plus" section; Abuse of Deaf Students at Jericho Hill School (Public Report No. 32, Office of the Ombudsman of British Columbia) (November 1993): Appendix C; WFD News (World Federation of the Deaf, Helsinki, Finland) (nos. 3-4) (December 1993): 18; Gallaudet Alumni Newsletter 28 (no. 1) (September 1993): 3; The Endeavor (American Society for Deaf Children, Silver Spring, Maryland) (no. 4) (1993): 11; Deaf Canada 1 (no. 4) (September-October 1993): 2.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1992). "Education for Deaf Children: Past Trends and Rationale for Change." Ontario Deaf Education 1 (no. 1) (January-February): 1-2.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1991). "Canadian Deaf Heritage." Plenary presentation at the First International Conference on Deaf History, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. (June 20-22). Paper available on videotaped proceedings from Sign Media, Inc., Burtonsville, Maryland.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1988). "The Role of Deaf Culture in An Early Parent-Deaf Child Program." The Canadian Journal of the Deaf 2 (no. 2): 56-60.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1987). "A Look at Deaf Canada." The Canadian Journal of the Deaf (Canadian Association of the Deaf), Vol. 1 (no. 1) (Spring issue): 20-23.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1986). "Family Learning Vacation." The ACEHI Journal (Association of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired), Vol. 12 (no. 2) (Fall issue): 124-128.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1986). "Cochlear Implants." Deaf Children's Society Newsletter (Vancouver, B.C.) 4 (no. 2) (March-April 1986):1, 3.

• Freeman, Roger D. and Carbin, Clifton F. (1st Edition - 1985, p. 115; 2nd Edition - 1988, pp. 144-145). "Auditory Impairment." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Publisher: Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, Alberta.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1983). "Historical and Personal Perspectives on Deafness." The ACEHI Journal (Association of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired), Vol. 9 (no. 2) (Summer): 130-134.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1983). "Deaf History: Long Neglected." Communication (Canadian Coordinating Council on Deafness), Vol. 7 (no. 3) (February issue): 6. This article also appeared in the September/October 1983 issue of Contact (Association for the Deaf in Ireland, no. 28.)

• Carbin, Clifton F., Freeman, Roger D. and Boese, Robert J. (1981). "A Counselling and Home Training Program for Deaf Children." The ACEHI Journal (Association of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired), Vol. 7 (no. 3) (Spring): 128-130.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1979) "A British Columbia Program for Parents and their Deaf Children." Hear Here (Canadian Speech and Hearing Association) 3 (no. 3) (April): 124-129.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1976). "A Total Communication Approach: A New Program for Deaf Infants and Children and their Families." B.C. Medical Journal (British Columbia Medical Association, Vancouver) 18 (no. 5) (May issue): 141-142.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1975). "Two-Way Communication Between Deaf Child and Adult: A Deaf Professional's Perspective." The Deaf American 27 (no. 9) (May): 15-16.

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1974). "Language Learning in Deaf Children." Mental Retardation Bulletin (University of Alberta, Edmonton) 2 (no. 2) (Winter): 80-85.

8  Books  Published

• Carbin, Clifton F. (currently being researched and written). Passing Along the Tradition: The John Barrett McGann Families in Deaf Education (tentative title).

• Carbin, Clifton F. (2005). Samuel Thomas Greene: A Legend in the Nineteenth Century Deaf Community. Belleville, Ontario: Essence Publishing. ISBN 1-55306-956-0. A project of the Ontario Association of the Deaf. <See reviews in Vibes (Canadian Hearing Society) by Joyce Lange; The DHI Newsletter (Deaf History International) by Cynthia Neese Bailes.> Book available for sale at http://home.cogeco.ca/~ccarbin/stg/booksale.htm

• Carbin, Clifton F. (1996). Deaf Heritage in Canada: A Distinctive, Diverse, and Enduring Culture. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 0-07-551378-1. Sponsored by the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, this 648-page book has almost 500 black and white photographs throughout. <See reviews in Gallaudet Today by Susan Burch; Canadian Historical Review by Stéphane-d. Perreault; Canadian Book Review Annual 1996 by Laurie C.C. Stanley-Blackwell.>

• Freeman, Roger D., Carbin, Clifton F. and Boese, Robert J. (1981). Can't Your Child Hear? Baltimore: University Park Press (now Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed, Inc.). ISBN 0-936104-40-6.
        NOTE: This book has been translated and published into five languages — Als je kind niet horen kan (Dutch/Flemish [Nederlands, 1984]), Døve Børn (Danish [København, 1987]), Hvad er heyrnarleysi? (Icelandic [Reykjavík, 1988]), Tvé Dítě Neslyší? (Czech [Prague, 1992]), and Seu Filho Não Escuta? (Portuguese [Brasília, 1999]).

Honours,  Awards,  and  Recognition  ( Selected List )

• 2010 PRIX REALM AWARD for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion, Ontario Ministry of Education, Nominee 2011

• Special Award ( "in recognition of his valuable contributions to the Deaf Community of Canada through the development of the book, Deaf Heritage in Canada" ), Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, 1996

• Achievement Award, Ontario Association of the Deaf, 1996

• Hall of Heroes, Canadian Hearing Society, 1996

• First Achiever's Award, Ontario Association of the Deaf, 1993

• Certificate of Appreciation, Gallaudet Research Institute, Gallaudet University, 1991

• Special Service Award, American Society for Deaf Children, July 1990

• Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa), Gallaudet University, May 1989

• Award of Appreciation - Ten Consecutive Years of Service, 1979-1988, Annual Summer Parent-Deaf Child Learning Vacation Experience (British Columbia), July 1988

• Award of Appreciation, Parents and Friends of Deaf Children's Society of British Columbia, 1982

• British Columbia Year of the Child and Family Achievement Award, September 1979

• National Cultural Award of Excellence (in chess, national champion), Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, July 1973

• Alpha Sigma Pi Fraternity Outstanding Member of the Year Award (Gallaudet University), 1971

• Gallaudet Canucks - Team Champion, Washington Metropolitan Amateur (Chesapeake Bay) Ice Hockey League, 1969

• Bronze Medallion - Played on the Canadian Basketball Team at the 10th World Games for the Deaf, Washington, D.C., Summer 1965. Also, played on the Canadian Volleyball Team at the 11th WGD in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Summer 1969.

• The H.B. Fetterly Speech Award (Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville), June 1965

• Queen's Scout, March 13, 1964

• The Royal Life Saving Society; Bronze Medallion #13218, 1961; Silver Medallion #9796, 1962