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Sophia Kindrick Alcorn
Sophia Kindrick Alcorn
	Kentucky educator and inventor of the Tadoma method and the "Alcorn Symbols" still used by teachers of deaf students today
Born	August 3, 1883; Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Died	November 28, 1967 (aged 84); Stanford, Kentucky
Occupation(s)	Educator, Principal
Parent(s)	Sophie Ann Kindrick and James Walker Alcorn

Sophia Kindrick Alcorn (August 3, 1883 – November 28, 1967) was an educator who invented the Tadoma method of communication with people who are deaf and blind. She advocated for the rights of people with disabilities and upon retiring from her long career in teaching, she worked with the American Foundation for the Blind.

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Sophia Kindrick Alcorn
Kentucky educator and inventor of the Tadoma method and the "Alcorn Symbols" still used by teachers of deaf students today
Born	August 3, 1883 Stanford in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Died	November 28, 1967(1967-11-28) (aged 84) Stanford, Kentucky
Occupation(s)	Educator, Principal
Parent(s)	Sophie Ann Kindrick and James Walker Alcorn