Bridging between adverse populations – deaf and hearing, Christian and non, straight and queer – is Joanne Coffin-Langdon’s life’s work. “I just find myself with the audacity to want to do it,” says the deaf studies instructor.

Coffin-Langdon was born in Germany and is a mom of nine children, and her story is about boldly and consistently answering the call.

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