Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) was a racecar driver, stunt legend, and daredevil. The first woman to join with Stunts Unlimited, the leading stunt agency in Hollywood, O’Neil was also a stunt double for the iconic stars of both The Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman on television. And she also happened to be Deaf.

Elsa Sjunneson is a Deafblind professor, media critic, fencer and hiker who is also a published author who has written for Marvel Comics and won the Hugo award for Science Fiction twice. This multi-talented marvel who calls Seattle home challenges us to view the world through a different lens as she blazes her own path.

Truck driving is a profession that isn’t often associated with women, much less Deaf women, but Candice Lureman is a force to be reckoned with. As Australia’s first Deaf woman truck driver, Candice has persevered through sexism and audism to prove that Deaf women can do anything.

Futsal is a variation of soccer played mainly indoors on a hardcourt, and Lucindha Lawson recently made history as the first Deaf Asian woman to win gold for England in the European Women’s Deaf Futsal Championship. In this conversation with Deaf TV host Deepa Shastri, Lawson discusses how she navigated a difficult childhood to become the thriving athlete she is today.

Christine Sun Kim is a celebrated multi-talented Deaf artist who works within a number of different media including drawing, painting, video, performance and sound. In this fascinating profile, Kim discusses her career trajectory and approach to art, as well as her unique way of seeing the world and how that informs her creative work.