Paul Taylor (engineer)

Paul Taylor
Taylor in 2009
Born(1939-11-15)November 15, 1939
Alabama, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2021(2021-01-11) (aged 81)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree)
Washington University in St. Louis (Master's degree)
RelativesIrene Taylor Brodsky (daughter)

Paul Taylor (15 November 1939 – 11 January 2021)[1][2][3] was an American engineer, a pioneer in development of telecommunications devices for the deaf (also known as TTYs).[4] He also enjoyed a kind of celebrity status because of his central role in the award-winning documentary Hear and Now. The film by daughter Irene Taylor Brodsky chronicles the before and after experiences of her parents, Paul and Sally Taylor, both of whom underwent cochlear implant surgeries in their mid-60s after a lifetime of deafness.[5]

  1. ^ "Paul L. Taylor III Obituary". Threadgill's Memorial Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ Hallman Jr, Tom (2021-02-03). "TTY innovator died in Portland, leaving legacy of helping the deaf communicate". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. ^ "Remembering Paul Taylor, One of the Early TTY Activists". TDI. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ^ HBO/Hear and Now: synopsis
  5. ^ "Rochester Native Brings Her Famous Film Home to Benefit Deaf Students,"[permanent dead link] NTID News (National Technical Institute for the Deaf), March 15, 2008.