Ian Stewart Pays Tribute to Teacher in New Book

At the age of 18 months, Ian Stewart's world went quiet. If it hadn't been for his patient and caring teacher, Miss Corbishley, Stewart's life might have remained silent. He now honors Miss Corbishley's memory with his new biography, "Mary S. Corbishley MBE 1905-1995: Mill Hall Oral School for the Deaf, Cuckfield, Sussex" (published by Trafford Publishing).

"It is about the story of 50 years of triumphs, hopes, achievements and struggles of the beloved Mill Hall Oral School for Deaf Children, which encouraged young deaf children to acquire confidence and self-esteem in the hearing world," writes Stewart.

The book provides a rare, in-depth look at an inspiring educator and her successors who helped hundreds of deaf children learn speech and lip-reading. Miss Corbishley challenged misconceptions about deaf people. With God's help, she believed all children, deaf or hearing, had the chance to succeed in life.

An excerpt from "Mary S. Corbishley MBE 1905-1995"

"Mill Hall Oral School for the Deaf came to symbolize what Mary Corbishley had always believed in, which was a permanent school for the education of young deaf children who needed specially-devised oral instruction whereby they were taught speech by phonics and articulation, lipreading, reading and writing English, the four most essential elements of their character, educational and spiritual development in a normal learning environment.

Through Miss Corbishley's encouragement and teaching, Stewart was able to live an active life. He achieved further academic success and worked as a chartered surveyor. In the 1960s and 1970s, Stewart was the leading mime actor with the British Theatre of the Deaf. After an impressive 40-year career, Stewart chose to give to others what Miss Corbishley had given to him: the gift of learning.

"Mary S. Corbishley MBE 1905-1995"
By Ian M. Stewart
Softcover | 7 x 10in | 248 pages | ISBN 9781425142261
E-Book | 248 pages | ISBN 9781466977235
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author

Ian Stewart, diagnosed profoundly deaf at the age of 4, was educated at Cuckfield House Oral School for deaf children and received tuition in speech, lip-reading and English which enabled him to work as a qualified chartered surveyor for 40 years in London. He has now retired, after helping deaf adults with English language.

Trafford Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC. author services imprint, was the first publisher in the world to offer an "on-demand publishing service," and has led the independent publishing revolution since its establishment in 1995. Trafford was also one of the earliest publishers to utilize the Internet for selling books. More than 10,000 authors from over 120 countries have utilized Trafford's experience for self publishing their books. For more information about Trafford Publishing, or to publish your book today, call 1-888-232-4444 or visit trafford.com.

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