De'VIA

Collie identified strongly and deeply with the De’VIA movement, as she saw so much of herself and her experiences in the work of the artists associated with the movement. During her college years, she had opportunities to make friends with many of the people who would make the movement a facet of Deaf history, namely Chuck Baird, Ann Silver, Guy Wonder, and Betty G. Miller, all dear friends to Collie and founding members of the De’VIA movement.