Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college. Her dream was to become a【21】or singer. Everything【22】when she was 20 years old. She became sick with typhoid fever and almost died. Doctors gave her【23】to help her get well, but the medicine【24】her to become totally deaf. She could no longer【25】the music which she had always loved. Shirley would never give【26】playing the piano, but she did decide to change【27】. She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1966 Shirley【28】from Gallaudet and looked for a job. She wanted to be independent. She was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a【29】supervisor. Shirley supervised young women who lived on campus during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to【30】graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree in counseling【31】that institution. Always ready for a new challenge, Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deal' (NTID) in 1973 and she was also the【32】black and deal' teacher on campus. NTID is located in Rochester, New York. This college offers【33】and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training. This【34】woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph. D in 1992, the【35】degree in 'education from the University of Rochester in New York. (41)