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Reflections: Andrew Foster

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Reflections – Andrew Foster by Jami Glick-Goldenstein

Andrew Foster was committed to spending his life to improve education for Deaf people. He especially wanted to help Deaf people in Africa because he felt there was something missing educationally and spiritually among his people. He was a teacher, a pioneer and a missionary. 31 schools for the Deaf he set up located in thirteen different countries. Foster felt that it was very important to educate Deaf children with the use of sign language. He also believed that being able to communicate through a language was extremely important and sign language is a means of communication for Deaf people. He spent many years helping train teachers in Africa. Andrew Foster died in a plane crash but his
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