Bobbie Beth Scoggins is president of the National Association of the Deaf.- Born deaf to a deaf father and a hard of hearing mother. Her brother is also hard of hearing.
- Her father, Lloyd Bridges, was a pioneer in supporting communication access for the deaf and hard of hearing in Texas. He died in 1978.
- She has been married to Jim Scoggins for more than 30 years.
- Educated in residential deaf schools in Oklahoma and Texas.
- Received her bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Northridge. She earned a Ed.D. in institutional management from Pepperdine University.
- Served as executive director for the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for 14 years.
- Played Sarah, the main female character in Children of a Lesser God, 1,000 times with 13 different regional theater companies.
- In an early "Law & Order" episode she recorded the sound of a deaf woman screaming.
- She is the chief operations officer of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD).
Read her blog here.
