1975 La Decoration au Merite Social International — Premiere Classe, World Federation of the Deaf 1977 Special Tony Award for Theatrical Excellence to the Actors of the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD Photo with Sidenote by Michael Schwartz) 1986 National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities 1988 Doctor of Humane Letters, Gallaudet University 1989 The John Bulwer Award, The National Center on Deafness 1990 The Bernard Bragg Artistic Achievement Award, Center on Deafness, Chicago 1997 Honorary Founder's Award, New York School for the Deaf 2001 Special Lifetime Achievement Recognition Award, World Federation of the Deaf, Rome 2006 The Bernard Bragg Humanitarian Award, ICODA 2007 Recognition Award: NTD Founder, Texas Association of the Deaf 2008 Fred C. Schreiber Distinguished Service Award, National Association of the Deaf