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Did you know nomination edit
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:58, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
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Morrison Heady
- ... that deafblind author Morrison Heady (pictured) invented multiple assistive devices throughout his life, including a self-opening gate, a steam-powered embossing press, and a "talking glove"? Source for gate: https://www.perkins.org/history/archives/blog/the-blind-bard-of-kentucky-and-laura-bridgman Source for steam-powered embossing press: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/110240047/ Source for talking glove: https://archive.org/details/silentworkerv26n7/page/n11/mode/2up
- ALT1:... that deafblind author Morrison Heady (pictured) invented a typewriter that with the flip of a switch would type in one of three different embossed scripts used by the blind? Hendrickson, Walter Brookfield (1972). From shelter to self-reliance : a history of the Illinois Braille and Sight Saving School. Jacksonville, Illinois: Illinois Braille and Sight Saving School. p. 72. Snippet viewable on Google Books: https://www.google.com/books/edition/From_Shelter_to_Self_reliance/C33aAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=heady
- Comment: new article created 5 September 2020
Created by Skvader (talk). Self-nominated at 01:36, 9 September 2020 (UTC).
This article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline and either hook can be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. What an inspiring man! No QPQ needed here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:07, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
Infobox image edit
I uploaded a cropped image of the portrait but it is not showing up. Why are all the infobox parameters linked to Wikidata? Yoninah (talk) 18:54, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
- Is there a reason not to? I am not an advanced Wikipedia editor, but this page makes it seem like I can do this? Template:Infobox person/Wikidata Skvader (talk) 22:19, 28 September 2020 (UTC)