Welcome

Welcome to Our Sage & Defender – George W. Veditz website

Feel free to pull up a chair and visit.

Scroll down to view George W. Veditz’s “Preservation of the Sign Language”

the ABOUT page has a bio about George.

the ANNOUNCEMENT page will list events taking place honoring Veditz

the ARTICLES BY GWV page has links to/copies of writings by Veditz

the ARTICLES ABOUT GWV page has links to writings about Veditz, including some Obituaries

the ART page has De’VIA artwork, ASL lit (poetry and ABC stories), and English lit honoring Veditz

the DEAR GEORGE page invites you to send a note to our sage to see what he has to say

Don’t miss the PIX, VIDEO, and QUOTES pages and their content as well as the LINKS page

Veditz’s “Preservation of the Sign Language” film

NOTE:  Many thanks to the folks at the Bjorlee Museum at the Maryland School for the Deaf, the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Linda Stull from the Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick), the National Association of the Deaf and the Gallaudet University Archives for permission to use pictures and documents.  We wish to acknowledge Joan Naturale, RIT librarian and the folks at the Gallaudet University Archives (Mike Olsen and Donna Moore).  In addition, we thank literary and artistic creators for allowing us to use their works here.  The site is ever evolving as we continue to discover more about George Veditz.