Gallaudet University History

Dr. Laurene Elizabeth gallimore is her full name, she was born on July 30 1985.she grew up in Columbia. She went to Indiana school for the death for high school. Her deaf education started at western Maryland college he started going there in 1986s she became a professor in the 2000s. she graduated from Indiana school for the deaf. she became a professor at the education department at Gallaudet university, which is located in Washington D.C. she got many degrees. In fact, Dr. laurene gallimore was actually the second African American woman that is deaf to earn a doctoral degree from going to collage at Gallaudet university one of the the only deaf schools back in the day but now there are many other universities’

George William Veditz was the president of the National Association of the Deaf located in the United States and was one of the first people to make a film of American Sign Language. Veditz recognized the injustices suffered by deaf people such as job discrimination, repression of sign language, and the general treatment of deaf people as second-class citizens. In 1880, oralist at the (International Congress on Education of the Deaf) in Milan voted to ban sign language, which quickly spread the ban of sign language in education worldwide. Therefore, Veditz wanted to inform the public about these injustices. He did so by writing numerous articles, organizing Deaf conferences, writing a letter to President Theodore Roosevelt, and making a series

The non-deaf Gallaudet president Elizabeth Zinser was very hated by students, staff and most everyone. Elizabeth being hearing wasn't the only reason she was hated, she was hated for many reasons being hearing was one and not being able to sign was another. She made decisions for a school that had a whole different culture than she did and that she didn't understand because she wasn't a part of the deaf-signing people that went to school that she was overlooking. When she was named president in March 1988, this sparked a protest by many students, alumni, faculty, and staff who felt that although she was a qualified administrator, she didn't have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead Gallaudet University. Unhappy with the decision of her being named the president of Gallaudet, Gallaudet students, backed by a number of alumni, staff,

Her legacy continues to inspire both Deaf individuals and their hearing allies to appreciate and support ASL as an integral aspect of Deaf

Leah Katz-Hernandez is one of the most influential and well-known receptionist working at the White House today. Ms. Hernandez’s story is inspiring as she has not only witness history working for President Obama, she has likewise made history as a pioneer. Throughout her years, Leah Katz-Hernandez has devoted herself to the study of American government and ways Congress can help youths with disabilities. Ms. Hernandez is 28 years old and was born deaf; despite how society perceives what she could accomplish, she has surpassed all expectations and has become an astonishing voice for the deaf community. In spite of the fact that, being the first deaf receptionist in the White House has given her a media spotlight, Leah Hernandez has made considerable progress in the realm of governmental issues and has helped numerous of people with disabilities register to vote, access their rights, and transition into a world that connects the hearing and deaf community through the workforce.

Shepard is the President of the District of Columbia Area Black Deaf Advocates, Inc. (DCABDA). As a member of this organization I have witnessed her ability to organize her time wisely, set goals for the organization, work diligently to help us to achieve these goals, seek more community outreach endeavors for the organization and perform her duties as President with excellence. Due to her many attributes, I am confident that Mrs. Washington will perform with distinction if accepted into the the Master’s in Sign Language Education Program (hybrid) at Gallaudet University. Therefore, I strongly recommend her for this

deaf: working for the rights of all deaf people in this country, including education of deaf children.

A movement had happened at a Deaf college, known as the Deaf President Now movement. This happened at Gallaudet which is the first Deaf school in the U.S. named after Thomas Gallaudet. For over 124 years Gallaudet has had a hearing president to represent the school, on March 6, 1988 that all changed. A angry mob of Deaf college students had have enough and a protest against the College for electing a hearing president began. The Deaf students of Gallaudet had had enough and started a protest leading to a movement. Finally, it seemed, the world’s only liberal arts college for the Deaf would have a Deaf president.

Arkansas State University created from a farming school established on April 1, 1909 by Act 100 of the 37th Arkansas General Assembly. It was made as one of four Arkansas secondary schools to show agribusiness, agriculture and the craft of material assembling. Today, the college gifts bachelor's, expert's and doctoral degrees through its different universities. With front line research capacities, Arkansas State is expanding on its initial hundred years and looking to what's to come.

The board wanted a hearing president because that is who they thought would do a better job and they assumed that a deaf president couldn't fulfill certain roles. On the other hand, the students demanded that there be a deaf president to represent the college to its fullest potential. It is known that a deaf person can do everything a hearing person can besides hear((University 1988). The reason the students protested is because the deaf candidate was best suited for the position. The assumptions the board of trustees made were not very accurate and fair compared to the rest of the community. It was surprising to see that the board members were not supportive for the deaf community since they are associated as top leaders of the

August 2000 was also a landmark time for persons with limited English and disabilities. Former President William J. Clinton signed Executive Order 13166 “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency” to encourage communication between deaf patients and their health care provider’s. This was an attempt to ensure quality healthcare by decreasing misinformation, misdiagnosis and misunderstandings by both parties.

In this 2 hours of deaf history I found it very interesting. It taught me a lot about deaf history. In those 2 hours I found out about how people would treated deaf people. Deaf people were treated very badly, they were treated like something was wrong with them. There is nothing wrong with them even though they can’t hear, nothing is wrong with them they are still humans with feeling. Deaf people were told that they had to go to a school so they could learn to talk (oral schools). In those they were not aloud to sign or use hands in class. They would try and teach deaf kids how to speak by putting their hands on the teacher's throat to feel the vibrations of when the teacher speak and the kids had to copy that feeling on themselves and when

Of all the candidates who were up for the presidency of the university, only one of them was not deaf. This fact only fueled the fire when candidate was chosen. More or less sending a message into the deaf community that deaf people still seemed to be less capable or qualified as a hearing person. Yet, although DPN was a movement for equality and many other issues, it was a milestone in the Deaf Culture. "Deaf President Now" showed the world that deaf people and the deaf world could be united around a common issues and "fight." Especially one of this importance. "Gallaudet University represents the pinnacle of education for deaf people, not only in the United States but throughout the world." (Van Cleve p.172) Would it not be fitting for a university founded within deaf culture, be headed by one who was a part of that culture? Obviously there is no question.

The deaf community does not see their hearing impairment as a disability but as a culture which includes a history of discrimination, racial prejudice, and segregation. According to an online transcript,“Through Deaf Eyes” (Weta and Florentine films/Hott productions Inc., 2007) there are thirty-five million Americans that are hard of hearing. Out of the thirty-five million an estimated 300,000 people are completely deaf. There are ninety percent of deaf people who have hearing parents (Halpern, C., 1996). Also, most deaf parents have hearing children. With this being the exemplification, deaf people communicate on a more intimate and significant level with hearing people all their lives. “Deaf people can be found in every ethnic group,

In mainstream American society, we tend to approach deafness as a defect. Helen Keller is alleged to have said, "Blindness cuts people off from things; deafness cuts people off from people." (rnib.org) This seems a very accurate description of what Keller's world must have been. We as hearing people tend to pity deaf people, or, if they succeed in the hearing world, admire them for overcoming a severe handicap. We tend to look at signing as an inferior substitute for "real" communication. We assume that all deaf people will try to lip-read and we applaud deaf people who use their voices to show us how far they have come from the grips of their disability. Given this climate, many hearing people are surprised, as I was at