Key Themes of This Era: Visionary Leadership  (George Veditz, Charles Billings, Mary Veditz) Preservation of Sign Language and Deaf Culture Formation of Political and Social Structures Advocacy Against Discrimination in Employment and Education Survival and Support Through Economic Crisis and War ~1904~ The Birth of the Colorado Association of the Deaf [Pupils at Colorado Mute and Blind Institute in about 1888: Standing Men: John White and Max Kestner] [On Chairs: Louise Reic