Essay On King Jordan

Essay On King Jordan
Eve Gizelbach
Malina Dravis–Tucker
AM 145 TTH
Project 3: Famous Deaf Person
July 26, 2016
Irving King Jordan
Today I will introduce you to a famous Deaf person. My assignment is to tell you about Irving King Jordan. Irving King Jordan or I. King Jordan as
he is most well known as is one of the most well known modern famous Deaf person. I will tell you about his beginnings, how he became Deaf and
what he is most well known for.
King Jordan was born on June 16, 1943 in Glen Ridge, Pennsylvania; a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA. Jordan was born hearing to hearing
parents. Jordan had two sisters who were also hearing. With Jordan growing up in a hearing family he went to a regular school. Growing up, Jordan
never met a Deaf or hard of hearing person. Jordan graduated from Penncrest High School in 1962. In ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Jordan also quoted Frederick Schreibert, saying, "Deaf people can do anything hearing people can, except hear," which became the motto of the deaf
community. Jordan continues to be an ambassador to the Deaf community. Jordan holds many awards and honorary degrees ranging from the
Presidential Citizen's Medal and Washingtonian of the Year. Jordan also was appointed to the President's Committee on Employment of people with
Disabilities in 1990 and again in 1993. Currently Jordan lives in Maryland with his wife.
Works Cited
"ABILITY Magazine | I. King Jordan Interview." ABILITY Magazine | I. King Jordan Interview. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2016.
"Gallaudet University Students Protest for a Deaf University President (Deaf President Now), 1988." Global Nonviolent Action Database. N.p., n.d.
Web. 25 July 2016.

"Irving King Jordan." Deaf Is. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 July 2016.
"Speeches and Remarks." Dr. I. King Jordan. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July
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Summary : ' American Sign Language '
Harmony Kelly
Mrs. Barbara Carr
American Sign Language 1
20 October 2015
Alice Cogswell What would you do if you were Deaf and living in America during the early 1800's and before? Think of how hard it would be to
learn when the teachers in the classroom would talk out loud and you couldn't hear what they were saying. It was very difficult for Deaf students who
lived before the 1800's to get any education. Rich people would send their children across the ocean to Europe where they could attend the Braidwood
Academy in Great Britain among other great schools for the Deaf. The many who couldn't afford it just had to live in silence looking on from the
outside. One of the problems besides having trouble getting an education, was that many people misunderstood Deafness. Many people believed that
because Deaf people couldn't hear and usually couldn't speak, that they also couldn't think intelligently or reason. Some believed that Deafness was a
curse for bad behavior. One young Deaf girl by the name of Alice Cogswell helped to change that thwarted thinking. She motivated and inspired
Thomas Gallaudet to study education for Deaf people and then later open the 1st school for the Deaf in America.
In Hartford Connecticut on August 31 1805, Alice Cogswell was born. She was a bright little girl and very intelligent. When she was two years old,
she had a severe bout of "spotted fever" which is thought to have been a form of meningitis. Because of that illness, Alice lost her hearing

The Apostle Of The Deaf Essay
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc or commonly known as the "Apostle of the Deaf in America", was born December 26, 1785 in La Balme –les–Grottes,
France. Mr. Clerc was born in a village in the south–eastern side of France; he came from a well off middle class family that would have been
considered bourgeois for his time. His father was Joseph Francis Clerc a civil attorney for the royal family and his mother was Marie Elizabeth Candy
whose father was a notary public. Her father as well as being an attorney also served as major of their Balme–les– Grottes village from 1780 to 1814[1].
Laurent Clerc was born with the ability to hear, but around the age of one, Laurent was left unattended for a few moments and manage to climb on
top of a chair and fall onto the kitchen fireplace, badly injuring the right side of this face. After this incident Clerc developed a fever and lost his
hearing and sense of smell [2]. He developed a scar underneath his right ear, this interestingly enough helped create his name sign according to author
Loida Canlas, "His name–sign derives from the scar that remained – the middle and index fingers brushed downward across the right cheek near the
mouth" (Canlas) [1] ; it is believed that Laurent Clerc name sign is one of the most iconic and recognizable name sign in American deaf culture. It is
speculated and was argued by Clerc himself, that he might have been born deaf, but that it was only discovered after the accident and attributed to it
[1]. When Clerc

Ethnic Minorities in America Essay
Ethnic Minorities in America
In the United States the term "minority" often infers membership within an ethnic or cultural minority group. However, this term also encompasses
other groups that lack equality, such as women, homosexuals and people with disabilities. By definition, the hearing majority classifies Deaf people as
minorities because of their inability to hear. Yet linguists and social scientists argue that the basis of Deaf people's status as aminority group is not one
of disability, but as a cultural and linguistic minority (Lane, Hoffmeister and Bahan: 1996: 335–6). In order to assert that Deaf people are a linguistic
and cultural minority in America the characteristics of a minority group must first be defined. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
(Humphrey and Alcorn, 1995: 85)
Unequal treatment and the lack of power are phenomena Deaf people have endured throughout time because of their inability to hear. Historically
hearing people viewed deafness as a defect of the mind and body and they did not afford the Deaf the right to an education, own property or sign
contracts.
Deaf people have long been subjugated by hearing people in all areas of life. The most blatant act of audism occurred in the education of Deaf
children. From 1880 until today hearing people have dictated that the method of education utilized should be one that enables the Deaf to more readily
assimilate into the mainstream society. In order to achieve this goal, Deaf children were forced to wear auditory trainers (machines that supposedly
allowed them to listen to teachers' voices) and were slapped with rulers if they attempted to sign or gesture out of frustration. (Graybill video) The
focus of Deaf education was not about teaching Deaf children material appropriate to grade level but altering behavior and improving speech ability.
Even with such an antagonistic environment the Deaf were forced into obtaining an education – but for what means? Until 1880 many Deaf people
worked as teachers of the Deaf, but after the Milan Conference of 1880, which decreed that all instruction of Deaf be done through spoken language,
Deaf teachers were terminated and forced into menial labor. Even with the increased

Gallaudet
Sign language in the United States started out with each area having there own form of sign language specific to that area. What is known as
American sign language today was developed by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Gallaudet started to develop ASL after he visited his family in 1814
and met Alice Cogswell, a young deaf girl who his siblings had left out. Gallaudet started to teach Cogswell written words for things such as the word
hat. After that Alice's father, Mason Cogswell wanted Gallaudet to continue to teach Alice so he paid for Gallaudet to go to Europe to learn how deaf
children were taught there. While in Europe he met Laurent Clerc, a graduate of the Institut Royal des Sourds–Muets in Paris. Clerc eventually came
back to United States ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Gallaudet was founded in 1867 in Washington DC. The first superintendent of the school was Edward Gallaudet who is the youngest son of Thomas
Gallaudet. Eventually an elementary school and a middle school were founded on the Gallaudet campus in 1969 to provide early education to the deaf
community. The founding of Gallaudet and the American School for the Deaf has given Many new opportunities to the deaf community. The major
thing that founding these schools has done is created American Sign Language. The creation of American Sign Language has made it so that there is a
single uniform language for the deaf community across the the United States and Canada. The schools also have allowed people in the deaf community
to have access to the same opportunities as members of the hearing community have access to. The founding of the schools also has brought awareness
to the deaf community and deaf culture. A major deaf movement is the deaf president now movement. The deaf President now movement,The deaf
Prsident Now movement was pushing for the which was a movement that was pushing for Gallaudet University to have its first deaf president.
Eventually That lead to the the appointing of the first deaf president, Dr. I. King Jordan. Now the deaf president now movement represents to most of
the deaf community being

Thomas Galludet Research Paper
Thomas Galludet Thomas Galludet is one of if not the most recognizable name in American sign language communities. He is a huge part of Deaf
culture and education in America. Thomas Galludet has an interesting story about what led to this hearing man to become such a champion for the
Deaf community and why he is so well remembered today.
In 1814 when a young Thomas was visiting his family, he noticed a young girl with no friends. When he went to speak to her about why she wasn't
playing with anyone, he learned she was Deaf and had no way of communicating. Thomas taught her to spell an object he would point to, and she was
delighted. This made Thomas so happy, he decided he wanted to teach her and others more effectively. The young girl's parents financed a trip for
Thomas to travel to Europe since there were no Deaf schools in America. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The British school for Deaf would not teach him. So Thomas traveled to France to learn at the Royal Institution for Deaf. Here he met a wonderful
teacher named Laurent Clerc who taught him French sign language. Galludet was so impressed with his teacher, he asked if Clerc would come back
to America with him to open a Deaf school.
Galludet and Clerc opened America's first school for the Deaf. They both had successful careers teaching many Deaf children and adults. Galludet
eventually married one of his students and had eight children. One of his sons was Edward Galludet who became the first headmaster of America's
first ever college for the Deaf that was later named after his father; Galludet University in Washington D.C. Thomas Galludet made great strides for
Deaf education in America and will always be remembered for

The Deaf President Now Movement
There are many historical events concerning the Deaf community that hearing people should know about, but I think the most important one is the
Deaf President Now movement. The Deaf President Now movement was a very big deal in the Deaf community and impacted many different people,
including hearing people. The Deaf President Now movement is the most important event for hearing people to know about because it is kind of
where it all began to come together. The Deaf President Now movement opened hearing peoples' eyes, brought the deaf community closer together, and
made Gallaudet University very well known.
The Deaf President Now movement was a student uprising that happened because a hearing person, Elisabeth Zinser, was chosen as the ... Show more
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The students felt that it was time that Gallaudet University had a Deaf president. Students protested and wouldn't let anyone into Gallaudet's
campus (Anderson). They had four demands. The demands were that Elisabeth Zinser had to resign and a Deaf person had to be appointed as
Gallaudet's president, the chairperson of the Board of Trustees had to resign, there had to be a 51% majority of deaf people on the board, and no
reprisals (Lane et al. 129). There was a lot of protesting and dedication by the Deaf community, but they eventually won and all of their demands were
met (Anderson). Among many other things, the Deaf President Now movement helped to make Gallaudet University very well known. A lot of people
know about the Deaf President Now movement and it happened at Gallaudet University, so Gallaudet University got a lot of attention after the Deaf
President Now movement. Even if people did not know about

Seeing Voices : A Journey Into The World Of The Deaf
The Book I decided to read is called "Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf". In this book the author Oliver Sacks basically focuses on
Deaf history and the community of the deaf developed toward linguistic self–sufficiency. Sacks is a Professor of Neurology at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine. He became interested in the problem of how deaf children acquire language after reviewing a book by Harlan Lane. The book was
titled "When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf". This book was first published in 1984 and was published again in 1989. Before reading
Harlan's book Sacks did not know any sign language. The book encouraged him to begin studying sign language. Sacks became extremely interested on
how the deaf learn to communicate with the ability of sound being nonexistent. He wanted to know what this process may tell us about the nature of
language. Seeing Voices is made up of three chapters, the history of the deaf, a discussion of language and the brain, and an evaluation of the problems
behind the student strike that occurred at Gallaudet University, in March of 1988.
By Sacks being a neurologist, he has always been interested in the ways in which humans recoup from the loss of a perceptual ability. Sacks is quite
enthusiastic about the unique expressive possibility of American Sign Language because of the use of visual space as the expressive mean. He is also
interested in what the study of the deaf may reveal about the human magnitude for language,

The Deaf President Now Movement And Gallaudet University...
Introduction:
The Deaf President Now movement and Gallaudet University protest did not only achieve its aims, this revolution brought unity to the Deaf
Community and awareness to the general public. This revolution grew into a civil rights movement, consequently enacting legislation, the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 and The Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act of 1988, to benefit deaf and hard of hearing citizens as
well as many other disabled Americans. The events of February and March 1988 are still a great source of pride and enlightenment that are still
nostalgically looked back on by this generation of deaf citizens. The Deaf community can be described as being a relatively private community,
consisting of many people with various ranges of hearing loss. Like any culture, the deaf have their own community, culture, language, and essentially a
separate world from the hearing majority. However, it has only been in the last few decades that there has been awareness and acceptance of this
culture, nevertheless there is not full acceptance and understanding of this community and deafness in general. Prior to this revelation, deaf people had
been oppressed and ostracised throughout history. Dating back to Ancient Greece, deaf people were seen as a subordinate minority. Aristotle theorised
that people could only learn through spoken language, therefore deaf people were seen as being unable to learn and were not given an education. This
was a common

Characters In The Book : The Story Of Laurent Clerc
The story of Laurent Clerc starts with him at the age of six in his home village of La Balme, and recounts Laurent's first visit to the doctor in Lyon,
and the "medicine" he gave Clerc to try and cure him of deafness. However, all the remedies failed, and his mother was told that Clerc would never be
quite right. The book then fast forwards to when Clerc was twelve–years–old, and is sent to his first school in Paris. He is taken to the national school
of the deaf by his uncle, and is introduced to many students and his teacher, Jean Massieu. It is here that he sees signs for the first time, and learns
about what his difficulty is. Clerc proves to be a bright student, and is allowed to join the speech class where he tries to learn how to speak.
However, he quits his speech class well into his second year due to the cruelty of the speech instructor. During this time he also learned that you
should not expect a deaf person to learn a language they cannot hear. It is while he is at school that he meets two of his closest friends, Pierrot Janty
and Claude Walton.
Throughout the novel we learn about Laurent Clerc's life, and what it is like to go to St. Jacques. Along the way, the school's director returns from
exile, a young boy who can hear but cannot speak comes to the school, and Pierrot is dismissed from the school due to his age. Clerc then graduates,
and is asked to be a part of the teaching staff at St. Jacques. He works at the school for about ten years, but by around

Essay Laurent Clerc Pioneer Teacher
Laurent Clerc Pioneer Teacher
1785–1869
Laurent Clerc was born in LaBalme, France, on Dec. 26 1785. His father was Mayor of the town and the family could boast of a long line of
magistrates in the Clerc lineage. At the age of one, the infant fell from a kitchen chair by accident into a nearby fireplace. He was burned on one side
of his face and a fever left him totally deaf. He had uncle also named Laurent Clerc, who heard about the school for the deaf in Paris. When he was
twelve years old, his uncle brought him to Paris and took him in the Royal Institution for the Deaf. In 1816, his eight year as a teacher, an event
happened which changed the course of his life.
He met a young idealist from America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
At age 84, Laurent Clerc died on July 18, 1869.
History of Laurent Clerc
There are a lot of firsts that Laurent Clerc accomplished. He was the first deaf teacher in America, the first deaf person to appear before U.S.
Congress in Washington, D.C. to talk about establishing public schools for the deaf, and the first deaf person to get an honorary M.A. degree from
Trinity College.
Clerc was born to a prominent family in the village of LaBalme, France. His father was a notary by profession and a mayor of the village for 34
years. His mother was the daughter of another notary. Males in Clercs family held the office of Tubelion (a Royal Commissary) in that village for
over 300 years. Clercs family believes that he became deaf after falling from his highchair into the kitchen fire, but he might have been born deaf. His
right cheek was burned from the accident– hence the name sign of brushing two fingers across cheek.
Clerc lived through the French Revolution, witnessing Napoleons rise and fall. In fact, he lived in England for a while to escape from the turmoil.
Clerc had once been considered to help start a school for the deaf in Russia but was passed over because he was deaf. He agreed to coe to America for
only three years for three reasons: 1) to help organize a new school for the deaf; 2) to be the first experienced teacher; and 3) to teach others how to

teach deaf. However, he married one of his beautiful, dark–eyed, dark–haired, slender,

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
"All of the Children of silence must be taught to sing their own song." This is one of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's most famous quotes. Gallaudet
lived a very normal childhood and had a very eventful adult life. Gallaudet was a very intelligent child, which led him be granted admission to Yale
University at the age of 14. After completing college, he met a young girl named Alice Cogswell. It was Alice that ultimately helped him change the
lives of all deaf and dumb people for years to come, by starting the first school especially for them. Gallaudet had many health problems during his life,
though it never slowed him down. He suffered from nightmares, "nervous attacks", self–inadequacy, and lung problems along his journey for equality
of all... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He realized that his younger siblings would not play with her because she was "different". Gallaudet wanted to communicate with her. He wrote
the word "hat" in the dirt, in hopes she would understand, and she did. He was determined to find a better way to communicate with her because
writing in the dirt was not most efficient. He met with Alice's father, Dr. Mason Cogswell, who offered to pay Gallaudet's travel expenses to
Europe in hope that he could learn a way to communicate with Alice while he was there. While in Europe, he first lived with the Braidwood family,
who owned several deaf schools. Their style of teaching was known as the oral way. The oral way of teaching is to teach the deaf students to speak
and read lips, but Gallaudet did not like that style. He then met Abbe Sicard, who was the director of The Institute Royal Des Sourds–Mutes in Paris,
France. He signed up to attend this school and found he loved their way of teaching, which was the way of sign language. Unfortunately, after a year,
he realized he did not have enough money to attend any longer. He asked one of the students, Laurent Clerc, to join him on the journey back to the
United States, and Clerc agreed. Over time, Clerc taught Gallaudet, further, how to sign, and Gallaudet taught Clerc, further, how to speak English. In
April of 1817, the first school for the deaf was opened by Gallaudet and

Louis Laurent Marie Clerc: The First Well-Taught Sign...
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc was the first well–taught Sign Language teacher in America, but he was French. He was born on December 26, 1785 in La
Balme–les–Grottes, France. He was born hearing, but was left on a chair when he was only a year old and fell into a fire. He was left deaf and
unable to smell, with a scar on the right side of his face that he later used to sign his name. When he was seven years old his mother took him to see a
physician in the nearby town of Lyons to treat his deafness. After two weeks and many painful shots and injections, it proved ineffective. He had never
gone to school, nor learned to read or write so his family had adapted their own sort of sign language so that he could express himself.
In 1797 Laurent was twelve years old and his uncle enrolled him in Instit National de Jeune Sourds–Mirets in Paris, and was accepted. He was
officially going to the first school for the deaf, and he was excelling in it. His first teacher at the school, Jean Massieu, was twenty–five and was also
deaf. They soon grew close, and were lifelong friends. After Laurent graduated, the school asked him to stay to be an assistant teacher. He was a good
teacher, and eventually taught their highest class. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He was later invited, while still in London, to attend the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris, France for three months. Laurent was working at the
school when Thomas accepted, and became his teacher. They worked well together, but Thomas had to go back to America soon. He asked Laurent to
join him and he did, but they agreed that Laurent would only be staying for a short

Driving Down The Road
Imagine you are driving down the highway on a warm summer day. It's nice outside, your window is rolled down, the wind is blowing in your hair,
and your sibling is in the passenger seat. In mid–thought, you slam on your brakes and swerve to miss a deer. Your car goes down the hill and hits a
tree. No one is around. You check on your brother, he looks unconscious. You are okay, but have a few minor scrapes and bruises. You dial 911,
hoping that maybe they could understand what you were saying. You leave your phone on in case they can track your location. When you start
walking up the hill, a car pulls off to the side of the road. The person jumps out of the car and runs up to you, appearing very concerned. When you
try signing to the girl, she does not understand what you are saying to her. This could very well be a situation that happens in real life. If the person
who would have found you and your sibling would have known American Sign Language, they might have been able to help you out in a crisis like
this. In society today, we have to be able to communicate with people about anything and everything we do (Kivett). Learning American Sign
Language, or ASL, will help every individual that learns it. In order to determine why there is a problem with very few signers, we have to
investigate why people don't want to learn the language, what problems that creates, and what we can do to create solutions to help everyone as a whole.
Many people in the United States do not know

Bob Hiltermann : A Famous Deaf Storyteller, Actor, Comic,...
Bob Hiltermann is a famous deaf storyteller, actor, comic, and musician. He was born in Wiesbaden, Germany and became deaf at the age of four due
to spinal meningitis. His family assumed that he was slow and it wasn't until he was ten years old that they finally realized he was deaf. When Bob
turned eighteen, he attended Gallaudet University. While attending Gallaudet he learned American Sign Language, which would eventually lead him to
become a confident and successful signer. Bob grew up in a family of classical musicians and this shaped his love for music. Despite being deaf he
has become an accomplished musician himself and is the drummer for a famous all deaf band named Beethoven's Nightmare. He has also
experienced a very successful career as an actor and has starred in many award winning documentary films, TV, stage productions, soaps, and
feature films. Bob has also helped create and star in an educational sign language series called "Shut up and Sign" (Hiltermann, 2016). Hiltermann's
love for music has translated into one of the main forms in which he is a Teller. "Living with a large family of musicians, Bob gained a love for
music, but it wasn't until he was invited to an Indian ceremony that he realized his passion for the drums. Using his neighbor's drums he played along
with his favorite LP's and 45's honing his talents" (Beethoven's Nightmare). As a deaf drummer Hiltermann uses his skills to express himself and show
that deaf people are capable of

The Development of American Sign Language Essay
The development of American Sign Language in the United States dates back to as early as the 1600s. On Martha's Vineyard there was a relatively
large Deaf population due to genetics and heredity. This was thought to trace back to the first people of the land, who traveled from Massachusetts
and carried this genetic deafness with them. Because there were so many people that were deaf living there, it was extremely common for all people,
deaf and hearing, to learn their own version of sign language. This early form of sign language was known as Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
(MVSL) (Lapiak, 1996–2014). Little did the creators of Martha's Vineyard Sign Language know, MVSL would be incorporated into the first school for
deaf students... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The time came that Gallaudet had to come back to the United States, but he had not felt that he had learned enough sign language to bring this method
of communication back to the American people. Laurent Clerc agreed to come on the journey back to the United States with him, teaching him more
sign language along the way as Gallaudet taught him English. When they arrived in the United States, the two were able to put together the American
School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817 ("Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet," 2013). This school educated students from surrounding areas that
included Martha's Vineyard. The students from the Vineyard were able to bring with them their land's created version of sign language and intertwine
it with their new schooling (Lapiak, 1996–2014). This was only the beginning of education and schools for deaf students. Later in the 1800s, one of
Thomas Gallaudet's sons, Edward Miner Gallaudet, had a strong desire to begin another school for deaf students. He chose Washington, D.C. as the
location for Gallaudet College, the first national college that was created specifically for the needs of deaf students. In 1864, Edward Miner Gallaudet
solicited President Abraham Lincoln to sign the charter allowing for the establishment of this college. The student enrollment was very small at first,
but over time enrollment grew and eventually the college was able to gain the title of

The At The Rhode Island Parent Information Network
On June 11, 2016, I attended an event at the Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) Center in Cranston, RI. The RIPIN Center helps
families and children get the help they need to achieve health and education goals. There are different sessions that go on within the month for
different needs; every second Saturday is the meeting specially geared to Deaf children and families. The meeting was held by Elsbeth, who is a
mother of a child who is hard of hearing. This session in particular involved transitioning into college. A young boy had lost his hearing with age and
he is going into his senior year of high school. He stated to the group that he was looking into colleges and his mom, who was also present, was afraid
about his academic success. This student chooses to use hearing aids and lip–reading as a method of understanding what hearing individuals are saying.
His mom stated when teachers do not follow with his 504 plan, he ends up doing poorly in the class; otherwise he is an academically high achieving
student. Both he and his mom have high hopes, he wants to attend Brown for a science major. He instantly became sad when mentioning that Umass
is more proabable due to his hearing loss. He seemed to be timid about asking for help or enforcing his 504 plan with teachers. The student stated that
it is a hassle for the teacher and he would rather manage with what he can. A few of us were curious about how he hears since he kept alluding to only
hearing half of

Laurent Clerc's Deaf School
Laurent Clerc was born on December 26, 1785. It is believed that Clerc became deaf by falling off of his high chair into the kitchen fireplace
around age one. He had gotten a severe burn on his right cheek, and a fever developed, and later on his hearing and smelling senses were damaged. It
was never quite clear whether he was born deaf, or if it had been a cause of his accident. Clerc's parents had tried many different treatments to get
Clercs hearing back, although none of them succeeded.
Clerc did not go to school and didn't learn to read or write. For 11 years Clerc stayed at home instead of going to school. While at home Clerc spent
his time either exploring the village, or taking care of the animals, such as; cows, turkeys, and horses. Eventually, at age 12 Clercs uncle–godfather,
Laurent Clerc, who he was named after, entered him into the Institut National des Jeune Sourds–Muets, which was the first public school for the deaf
in the world. In school, Clerc's assistant teacher, Abbe Margaron, tried to teach Clerc to pronounce his words, which Clerc had a difficult time with
this, at one point his difficulty in pronouncing words enraged Abbe so much that he hit Clerc So hard underneath his chin, which caused Clerc to
accidentally bite his tongue so hard, he decided he wanted nothing to do with speaking, and would never again learn to speak. Because of this
experience, it later caused Clerc to make his belief that signing is the greatest procedure for deaf

Essay on Deaf President Now
Deaf President Now
Deaf President Now!
All throughout history when an issue or problem presented it's self to a group of individuals. Their voices together would bring about change through
toil and determination. However, what if the world couldn't hear your "voice" or understand your language? The degree of effort and work for such a
group of people would seem futile. For the students of Gallaudet University, the barrier between the hearing world and the Deaf world could not have
stopped them. "On March 6, the decision of the university's Broad of Trustees to name Elisabeth Ann Ziner, a hearing women with no previous
knowledge of the deaf community, the university's seventh president." (Van Cleve p.170) Brought... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
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 theDeaf 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. All
throughout the entire "Deaf President Now" movement, the message was clear that deaf people have the self–determination and capability as any other
hearing person. To watch hundreds of deaf students and supports protest from Gallaudet University to our nation's capital, using American Sign
Language as their only medium of communication. Only shows the effect of the "power and intelligence" (Van Cleve p. 173) behind sign language.
"With similar unity in the future, they may move into a

Essay about Deaf Movement at Gallaudet University: Deaf...
In 1988, students at Gallaudet University came together to formed a single "voice" that was heard, but more profoundly seen, by the world. Now
known as "DPN" ("Deaf President Now"), these deaf students formed a community with a cause. They affected pedagogy: abandoning classes, closing
the gates to the school, refusing to budge until their demands were met. They altered the power structure and strengthened their own community:
rejecting the newly appointed president and having many of the faculty join their cause. Not long into the protests, deaf schools in Canada and West
Germany closed on their behalf, and the media swarmed in, fumbling in its attempts to get interviews from students who didn't speak and to record
rallies in which... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
"Deaf Awareness," "Deaf Power," and "Deaf Pride" were now slogans often emblazoned on the shirts of the students at Gallaudet.
Before this surge, deaf education in American schools, for well over 200 years, had gone by the hearing world's dogma: oral communication, based on
print–centered literacy, had always been strongly insisted upon, and manual, visual communication discouraged (if it was allowed at all). The
reasoning was that if deaf people were to function and communicate, they must do so as if they can hear; if they can't get along in the hearing world,
they can't get along at all, and knowing the dominant (hearing) culture's language, doing well with its literacy, is the key to "getting along."
By now, we easily recognize this argument. It is an argument that many current "literacy" and rhetoric studies are taking up–an argument that
investigates the power, politics, and pedagogy of a dominant culture designed to keep that culture in a dominant position primarily through its language
and rhetoric, its "social grammar". Schools both implicitly and explicitly serve the dominant culture and instill that social grammar. Thus, education in
American schools has explicitly prioritized the indoctrination of the English language over the use of American Sign Language (ASL).
ASL relies primarily on vision, on seeing the world and language enacted; English, as a spoken language, arises primarily from hearing. As

Gallaudet's Accomplishments
Congratulations, you have just graduated from high school. This is the first time in your life where you have a chance to make life–altering decisions.
One can decide from going to college or going to work, going to a two–year university or taking some time off to travel. For many, the next step after
graduating high school would be going to college. What happened if one was deaf or hard of hearing and wanted to go to college and receive higher
education? Gallaudet University was a pioneering school that led to many changes not only within the deaf community but also in the United States as
a whole.
For those who were deaf in the United States during the 1800s, it was very difficult to get any education, and higher education was practically ... Show
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I had a change to contact a BSU representative through email and they answered a few questions. One of the things I wanted to know was about
the diversity at Gallaudet, not only race but in general. The response I got was explaining that Gallaudet is extremely open when it comes to the
LGBT community. When it comes to race there have been some instances in which the BSU representative believe that race played a role, but these
events are very minimal and should not discourage minority students from attending Gallaudet. One thing that they did note was that because this is
a majority deaf university, students come here because they want to be surrounded by other students like them, who are deaf. Something else that I
was interested in asking about was the nightlife. I got mixed reviews because again, I was emailing the BSU organization as a whole. Some
believed that they had good nightlife activities on campus, some students went off campus a lot more, but others did not like going off campus. The
reason some students' do not like going off campus is because it is hard for them to communicate with those who are hearing. The other thing I
wanted to know about was BSU in general. I was curious if Xavier's Black Student Association (BSA) was similar to Gallaudet's BSU. The simple
answer to that question is yes. Both BSA and BSU have similar program types, focusing on race and how minorities are

Deaf President Now Analysis
Video Review 2
Prior to watching the "Deaf President Now", I thought of a college president as a really important job. Even though it can be stressful majority of the
time, It looked to be very rewarding. A college president is the head of everything that happens on the college campus. This includes protecting the
students' safety and attaining the knowledge to satisfy the needs of campus. From researching, a president's duty is to maintain the college campus and
to keep it open for improvements(Cook,2012). Finding someone to maintain the college campus is one of the most important and demanding actions
that has to be done. The process of hiring would be very difficult since the college president must meet a lot of criteria–accessible, ... Show more
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

Short Essay On Irving King Jordan
Irving king jordan was born on June 16,1943.His hometown is Glen Riddle Pennsylvania. His spouse's name is Linda Marie Kephart she is also
deaf. He had two children named Heidi and King III.There was no info on his parents. He grew up with two sisters.Him and his wife live in West
River Maryland. His education was astounding. While he was in high school he was considered the class clown and made C averages. After high
school graduating Penncrest High School in 1962, he joined the United States Navy. He served a four year term in the Navy before continuing his
education. He got his bachelor's degree in Gallaudet University in 1970 . His Master's degree in Psychology at University of Tennessee in 1971. He also
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He gained increases in funding from Congress, which appropriated almost $107 million for the school in fiscal year 2006. Dr. Jordan continues to
challenge the American public to examine their attitudes toward people with disabilities and to open their minds, hearts and workplaces to them. I
king jordan has a lot of qualities. He was the very first deaf president at gallaudet university.Jordan was the dean for college of arts and sciences.He
distinguish a leadership award from the national association for community leadership.Won the washingtonian of the year award.He hold eleven
honorary degrees.He was awarded with the One of A Kind award.He appears in the 2011 disability rights documentary lives worth living. When king
jordan was riding his motorcycle, he got into a really bad accident and damaged one of his ears and became deaf.This is how it happened,when after
driving a motorcycle without a helmet he was flung into the windshield of a car and suffered two skull fractures, a fractured jaw and a concussion,
severing the nerves in one ear completely and damaging the nerves in the other.he was hospitalized for fourteen months.Others say that while in the
Navy he got hurt and became

Should Deaf Be Deaf?
Being deaf doesn't mean you're any different than any average human. According to Merriam–Webster's dictionary deaf means "not being able to hear
and not willing to listen to or consider something." Although society thinks different about the definition, the challenge is clearly the loss of hearing.
Being deaf has a multiple of difficulties and assumptions, but that is a part of life.
Society makes it difficult for deaf people to get their point across because society is set up for hearing people. There are many things in the world
that were set up specifically for hearing people, and were not revised for those who are deaf. For Instance, music which plays a major part in this
world, it also plays a huge role in generations, technology and good memories. Music was established for enjoyment for people all around the
world, However deaf people aren 't able to enjoy music in the same way. Society didn 't look to reassess how deaf people can enjoy music has well has
those who can hear the music.
Education plays a role in how society was not balanced for both hearing and deaf people. Such as it being many schools for the average person and
their just a couple specifically for deaf people. For example Howard University and Gallaudet University have a multiple of majors but doesn 't offer
every major. If a deaf person choose not to pursue at Gallaudet and go to Howard because Gallaudet does not offer the major wanted. Then having to
leave a school specifically for deaf people

Microbiology Personal Statement
I nominate myself, Dr. Ava Morrow, for the HBCU Alumni Award in the category of education because of my Service to Gallaudet University and
my commitment to providing excellent leadership as the STEM Program Director for the DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance, Inc. I was destined to
be an educator. As a child I loved to play hide and go seek, dodge ball jump rope and pretendschool. I always wanted to be the teacher when we
pretended to be in school. My desire to be an educator was nurtured while in middle school and high school as I served as a tutor for students in my
biology class.
When I graduated from high school I enrolled into Morgan State University and majored in biology. My fascination with microorganisms, the diseases
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Although rarely discussed, people with disabilities are also an underrepresented population in STEM. Therefore, I decided to add a new objective to
the STEM workshop for 2018. This objective was to invite Deaf students to participate in the STEM workshop. Although registration for the workshop
was open to all high school students, it is imperative that we actively recruit students from underrepresented populations. Thus, I went to the Model
Secondary School for the Deaf to talk to the science teachers about our STEM program and to personally invite the students to attend the workshop. I
also arranged for sign language interpreters to attend the STEM workshop to facilitate communication. In addition, I wrote a proposal to Ms. Karen
Sheffer, Director of Admissions at Gallaudet University requesting that they sponsor the sign language interpreters for the workshop. I had a meeting
with Ms. Sheffer to discuss the STEM workshop and our objectives. We were given $ 1000.00 to help with the cost for the interpreters. Eight Deaf and
Hard of Hearing students attended the workshop with two of their teachers. One of the teacher sent me an email to inform me that the student enjoyed
the workshop he also thanked me for including Deaf students in our

The President Of The Columbia Institution
After meeting with Kendall and his associates in April 1857, Gallaudet accept the offer (Gallaudet, 1983). In addition to accepting the position,
Gallaudet also proposes the idea of expanding the institution into a college for the Deaf (Gallaudet, 1912). Kendall supported the idea and
promised to speak to the Board of Directors and solicit the aid of Congress (Gallaudet, 1912). While Kendall would be the president of the
Columbia Institution for the Instruction of Deaf and Dumb and Blind, school for children, Gallaudet would become the president of the college
once Congress conferred the institution full collegiate powers in 1864. In 1865, the blind students at the institution were transferred a As plans
were being made to establish the college, Gallaudet and Kendall faced a couple of disagreements. In 1864, Gallaudet drafted a bill that would grant
the institution collegiate powers and worked on it with Senator James W. Grimes of Iowa to enact it. Gallaudet noted that some oppositions was
faced because some doubted if deaf persons had the ability to learn collegiate studies (Gallaudet, 1912). Nevertheless, the law was passed in both
houses of Congress and was signed by President Lincoln on April 8, 1864 (Armstrong, 2014). Gallaudet exclaims that when Kendall received the
news, he "was pleased but remarked that he hoped I was not going" (Armstrong, 2014, p. 4). Additionally, Kendall and Gallaudet disputed about the
admission policy. Gallaudet believed that there should a

Nathie Marbury: The Western Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
Nathie Marbury was born January 20, 1944 in Grenada, MS but grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Lezera and Rosetta
Marbury. Nathie had many siblings; she was the 16th of 17th children. Her parents for some reason did not believe in education, but Nathie as a child
who was born deaf enabled her to better her education.
She attended Western PennsylvaniaSchool for the Deaf, and graduated in 1962. An interesting fact about The Western Pennsylvania School for the
Deaf was founded in 1869, and is a non–profit, tuition–free school. It provides academic and extracurricular activities to deaf and hard of hearing
children from birth up to twelfth grade. They use American Sign Language, sign supported English and Spoken English ... Show more content on
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At the school she attended, her white friends tried to rub off her blackness. That one sentences when I read it, I was in shock! How could they do
that to her? I continued reading and read she tried out for the football team. Eventually, as she grew older, and the years went by, she became a
mother of two children named Alberta Stewart and Norma Holt, and a grandmother of five grandchildren Crystal, Alyssa, Michael, and Drew Stewart,
and Sabrina Holt. Even though she had children and grandchildren's, she felt her identity, as a Black Deaf woman was not defined, it was not until
later in life where she found her

Laurent Clerc Research Paper
Born on December 26th, 1785 in the small village of La–Balmes–les–Grottes, France, (a village on the northeastern edge of Lyon) Laurent Clerc was
born the only child to the Clerc family. The name of his parents were Joseph–Francois Clerc and Marie–Elizabeth Candy. Joseph was the Royal Civil
Attorney and Justice of the Peace and his mother, Marie, was the magistrate of another town. His father was also mayor of their village from
1780–1814. Although, soon they'd come to realize their young boy wasn't your average infant. It is unclear whether Laurent was born deaf or if it was
caused from an accident he had as a child. This newfound family had now begun with some altercations, but none these loving parents wouldn't
overcome. They kept Laurent safe and sound and as he grew, they would find ways to communicate with him through "home sign."... Show more
He was so dedicated that he was even assigned to the highest class. Later, he sailed off with Thomas Gallaudet (a former student of his) to finalize
a school for the Deaf in America. They finally accomplished this when they created the School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. His
incredible ability to teach and relate to the students did not go unnoticed. Even today he is still known as a renowned "master teacher." His love
for teaching made him stay in America longer than he desired. He never did return to his family in France. Sadly, after a full life, Louis Laurent
Marie Clerc, passed away on July 18th, 1869 at the age of 83 years old. His wife and him were buried at the Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford,
Connecticut. Him and his wife's gravestones were actually vandalized and damaged, but a man named, Alan Barwiolek along with the "Laurent Clerc
Cultural Fund," made sure their headstones were returned to their former glory and respect. I think it's safe to say that teaching was his life force, he
died 10 years after

Personal Reflection On Deaf People
My personal reflect on this film is that around the 1800's it seemed that people didn't like deaf people. They were isolated from the others, and they
also thought that they couldn't be taught, but in 1817 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first deaf children school in America. Which was grate
because they were going to be able to learn new things. The man named Alexander Graham Bell thought that a life without signing will be a better
life. Bell also tried to keep deaf people apart from each other because he didn't want a big community of deaf people in the world. And that was
unfair because hearing people wouldn't really be able to communicate with deaf people. Bell also thought that teaching the children to read lips and to
speck would be much better. In fact around the late 1860's oral schools opened which was pretty cool but it was unfair that they didn't want the
children to sign, specially because that was their natural language. One thing that I thought was pretty cool was that the kids would make their own
sign name, by seeing what your character was like and seeing how you were, then they will give you a sign name that sort of ties into you, something
unique to you. Another thing that was unfair that deaf people had to go through was that in school they couldn't sign, they were suppose to lip read
and use their quality of the speech. In my opinion that's not fair because it's like saying that we hearing people have to use sign to communicate. And
we couldn't have

Who Is Gallaudet Sign Language Affect The Deaf Community?
"A day when deaf people and their language are completely accepted–no, more than that, truly welcomed–as a part of the family of man in which god
created diversity not to oppress the minority who are different, but to enrich the lives of all." This important quote from Laurent Clerc shows his
opinion on the acceptance of Deaf people in the world. He understood through first hand experience the importance of communication and
education for the Deaf community. Eventually with the help of Thomas Gallaudet Sign Language was brought to the US and together the pair
helped improve the lives of Deaf people living in the United States. Laurent Clerc was a deaf man from France born on December 26th 1785. He
was not born Deaf however; he became Deaf around the age of 1 after falling into a fireplace. This incident left Laurent with a scar on his face. The
scar eventually became a part of his name sign which was stroking the letter U down the right cheek. When he was a child he didn't attend school until
the age of 12 when he was enrolled into the Institut National des Jeune Sourds–Muets. The school was run by Abbe Roch Amroise Sicard and his first
teacher was Jean Massieu. At the school they taught students to communicate through French Sign Lanugage. Laurent was a very good student but
chose not to communicate through speaking. Laurent decided that signing is the best form of communication for Deaf people so he began to teach and
demonstrate his methods to other people.

Gallaudet University History Case Study
In March of 1988 at Gallaudet University, history was in the making and a victory was in the future for all deaf students. After years of the
university having a hearing president, the students and many of the faculty were ready for a deaf president. They wanted someone like themselves;
someone who understood them and spoke their language. They fought for what they wanted, and did not give in or give up until they won. Years
before this March protest, there was much discussion about wanting a deaf president for the university. Many deaf people had a college education
and degrees. There was no reason why a deaf person could not be Gallaudet's president. So when the time came to appoint a new president in 1988,
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Zinser would be the new president. Deaf students and faculty were angry and upset, because she was the only hearing finalist. Hundreds of student
spilled out onto the road and marched toward the Mayflower Hotel – where the board was meeting – to demand answers. They were allowed a meeting
with the board and Zinser. It was during this meeting that many claimed that Spilman, a board member said, "Deaf people are not able to function in a
hearing world." This caused outrage among the students. Leaving the hotel, they met with others at the White House and marched back to campus.1 1
"The History Behind DPN: What Happened." Gallaudet.edu. 18 Jan. 2016. Throughout the night, the protesters discussed what they wanted to do
about the situation. They drove cars, deflating the tires, to block the entrance of the campus. They also formed a human chain to prevent other faculty
form entering. Student's lead speeches and rallies, while some of the leaders met to discuss their demands. The leaders came up with four demands: 1.
Zinser must resign and a deaf president selected. 2. Spilman must resign from the board. 3. The percentage of deaf members on the Board of Trustees
must be increased to at least

Chloe Ziff . Professor Gary Rosenblatt. April 13, 2017.
Chloe Ziff
Professor Gary Rosenblatt
April 13, 2017
American Sign Language II
Seeing Voices
By Oliver Sacks
Seeing Voices is a profound novel that was written by famous neurologist, Oliver Sacks in 1989. Seeing Voices is a book that delves into the history
of Sign Language and expresses a genuine meaning behind what language truly is. Oliver Sacks is an engaging and fascinating writer. Being able to
explore outside what he is used to, he can expand his knowledge about language. Being knowledgeable on psychiatry can help him get a better
understanding of cognitive ability in the deaf community and the importance of why keeping Sign Language away from Deaf children is not
beneficial for them in the hearing world. Like many of his books, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The language of the Deaf is usually consistent with the environment the language is being spoken in. For example, the signs that one can encounter in
British Sign Language can be different than signs that are seen in American Sign Language. Although Sign Language itself is very universal, the
specific patterns and methods of speaking that are associated with each kind of Deaf Community can be drastically different.
Sacks himself was not deaf, but it was an exciting experience for him to dive into a community he was not familiar with. The second part of the
book, Sacks goes into detail about the importance of Sign Language itself and discusses the situation in which he meets a young Deaf boy named
Joseph. When reading this book, I completely understood and agreed with Sacks when he stated that deaf children must learn a language at a young
age to be successful. With that being said, Oliver Saks researched American Sign Language, and as a result, he ultimately decided that the Critical
Period Hypothesis is extremely important when discussing the Deaf community. This theory states that there is a critical age at which people should
learn a language, or they will forever be unable to express themselves with little to no education in language. Sacks show that by keeping Sign
Language away from Deaf children is ultimately hurting them rather than helping. Forcing deaf children at a young age to speak and not use Sign
Language as their first language is

Essay on Laurent Clerc
Perhaps one of the most notable and widely known members in Deaf society is Laurent Clerc, who was a teacher for the deaf. Born on December 26,
1785 in La Balme–les–Grottes, in southeastern France to hearing parents, it is unknown for sure whether Clerc was born deaf or was deafened later
on in life. It is believed that Clerc became deaf at the age of one when he had fallen from his high chair into a fire, badly burning his cheek. He
developed a fever from the burn, and was later found out to have lost his sense of smell and hearing. As far as it is known, Clerc was non–speaking and
relied on pen and paper to those who could not communicate using sign language. For the first eleven years of his life, Clerc was not sent to school. At
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However, during the 52–day journey he made it a point to master the use of the English language. This knowledge paired with the use of French Sign
Language contributed greatly to evolution of American sign language. Together, Clerc and Gallaudet founded the first deaf school in the United States,
what is now known as the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. The school opened on April 15, 1817 with Gallaudet serving as the
principal and Clerc as the head teacher. Aside from teaching the students, Clerc was responsible to training the future teachers and administrators of the
School. He was sent to other schools throughout the United States to continue to teach his methods to both students and prospective teachers, and his
influence on teaching the deaf spread widely throughout the United States. Though Laurent Clerc had originally planned of staying the United States
for only three years and then returning to his native France, Clerc married a former student of his and decided to settle in the states. He did,
however, return to his homeland to visit. After 50 years of teaching for the deaf, Clerc retired from teaching in 1858. He died at the age of 84 on July
18, 1869. The legacy of Laurent Clerc is long withstanding. As the first teacher for deaf individuals, he pioneered a system of teaching the deaf that
carries on today. Without him, the American School for the Deaf may not have come to fruition. By offering classes in sign

The Deaf President Now ' Movement And Subsequent Gallaudet...
Extended Essay Draft
Elisabeth Durgan
May 2015
Thesis: "To what extent did the 'Deaf President Now' movement and subsequent Gallaudet University protest affect the Deaf community in America?"
Table of Contents
Introduction:
The Deaf President Now movement and Gallaudet University protest did not only achieve its aims, this revolution brought unity to the Deaf
Community and awareness to the general public. This revolution grew into a civil rights movement, consequently enacting legislation, the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 and The Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act of 1988, to benefit deaf citizens. The events of February
–
March 1988 are still a great source of pride and enlightenment that are still nostalgically looked back on by this generation of deaf citizens. The Deaf
community can be described as being a relatively private community, consisting of many people with various ranges of hearing loss. Like any culture,
the deaf have their own community, culture, language, and essentially a separate world from the hearing majority. However, it has only been in the last
few decades that there has been awareness and acceptance of this culture, nevertheless there is not full acceptance and understanding of this community
and deafness in

My Letter About The Human Service Program
My name was Iris Edwards when I started at PCC. Divorced three times; finally realizing that it was time for me to make changes in my life. The first
thing was to take my maiden name back. Iris Jackson is the name I want to appear on my AAS degree. My mother always wanted me to return to
school and complete my education. She passed in 2005, and will not get to be a part of my finally receiving my degree. However, I know she would
have been proud of me. At age 59 I started school again; this would be a challenge for me because I have a hearing loss in both of my ears.
I was working as a substitute teacher for Nash–Rocky Mount Schools, and a hair stylist on a part–time basis. Deciding to return to school after many
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When I started at Literacy I was not sure how I would fit with their program. The literacy program helps people to prepare for their high school
equivalency test; learn English as a second language; help with reading, math, and basic computer. When I first started working at Literacy I
worked the front desk as a receptionist; assisted students who needed help with any computer issues, and instructed students in keyboarding. This
was good, but I did not see what it had to do with Human Service. Well, I was asked if I wanted to be a tutor, and if so in what area. I chose to help
students learn to read; reading is something I am passionate about. I feel if a person can read they can accomplish anything.
One year ago, I was assigned a student who was reading at a 2nd–grade level. This was the Human Service part of the job that I had been waiting for.
Today, this student has improved not only in his reading, but he is doing algebra. This makes my heart rejoice to see his progress. He is 59 years old
and has set a goal is to receive his high school diploma.
I still work at LVPC as a work–study student; doing all the social media pages for LVPC's Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn pages. My student still
faithfully comes for his tutoring class each week. Sometimes I attend events; set up a display, and hand out flyers in hopes to recruit tutors for the
program. By having the responsibility of LVPC's social media I've decided to

Gallaudet University Protestors Responsiveness Argument
As I watched the film, I was shocked and disturbed at the extreme measures that was taken to experiment on ways to get a person's hearing back
throughout history. The thought of putting someone in a plane and doing loops in the air brings out the fear in me, but putting someone that was deaf
in the plane just because they were different from the hearing culture filled my head with sad and horrid thoughts. Even a child's happiest moments,
throughout deaf history, were used to try to "cure the deaf child." What was supposed to be a joyful memory was constructed with a bad thought of
trying to be changed. In the movie when Professor Robert Panera was talking about how his dad took him to meet Babe Ruth in hopes the thrill will
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United States is a country that has stated that citizens' have the right to stand up for what you believe in as long as it does not break the law. That
was what the protesters were doing. The protestors wanted someone as their president at Gallaudet University that had an understanding of the
student's needs. The protestors moved the busses, so no one could in because this was their way to try express how they felt and to get their point
across. It was the right of the protester to protest what they believed in a way they could get their point across to everyone. No laws were broken;
moreover, it got the attention needed to help solve the issue of not having a deaf president. The students wanted someone culturally similar to them.
The board telling the students that the running president that could hear was more qualified made it come off as if they felt that a person who is
deaf could not reach the same standards of someone that can hear. It expressed a cultural difference in a society that said a person that is deaf cannot
be as successful as a person that is hearing because of their different ways of communication. This caused people of the deaf community to practice
their rights for freedom of protest and fight for a president that is

Nathie Marbury: Black Deaf Role Model
Nathie Marbury was a Black Deaf role model as well as an educator. Helping form a community for the Black Deaf. Marbury taught both the hearing
and the deaf throughout her lifetime.She contributed to the deaf and hearing worlds through her work in teaching and various other accomplishments.
Marbury helped form Deaf Ujima. The goal of Deaf Ujima was to help Black Deaf student learn about and honor their Black culture as well as their
Deaf culture. The inspiration for this group came from one of Nathie's former student who asked where he could find the Black Deaf community.
Being surprised by the question she helped build a Black Deaf a community. Making a legacy not just for her but, for the Deaf community in a whole.
In the hearing world

Edmund Booth: Deaf Pioneer Essay
Edmund Booth: Deaf Pioneer
Edmund Booth was born on a farm near Springfield, Massachusetts in 1810. Some of the
"hats" he wore during his lifetime were farmer, teacher, activist for the deaf, pioneer settler, 49er,
journalist, and politician.
The consistent theme in Booth's life, one to which he always returned, was his commitment to the
deaf: working for the rights of all deaf people in this country, including education of deaf children.
Booth's interest in deaf issues was very personal since he himself had lost all of his hearing by the
time he was eight years old, he was struck down during an outbreak of "spotted fever"
(cerebrospinal meningitis). After he recovered, he discovered he was partially deaf ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
At age 29, he wanted a more
active life and to earn more money. To reach Iowa, it was necessary to travel by railroad,
stagecoach, canal, and lake steamer. He reached eastern Iowa and settled at Anamosa, " a
wilderness with a few widely scattered log cabins ..." Outnumbering the small population were
Indians, deer, wolves, rattlesnakes, etc. It was truly the frontier.

Booth worked at whatever came his way and seemed to make a "fair living." He built mills, dams,
and houses. He also tried farming with apparent success. The rest of the Booth family soon
joined him, and Edmund helped build the first "comfortable house, frame–style" in Jones County.
Booth married Mary Ann Walworth in 1840. She had been his student at Hartford and was
already living in Iowa with her family when Booth arrived. It seems that his desire to see her
again was one of the reasons for his immigration.
Booth's career as politician included three terms as Recorder of Deeds in Jones County and a year
as Enrollment Clerk to the Iowa House of Representatives.
Iowa became a state in 1848. Booth convinced the state legislature to send its deaf children to
the Illinois School for the Deaf. He was a driving force behind the founding of the Iowa School
for the Deaf at Council Bluffs (1855).
Gold was discovered in California in 1848. The next year Booth left Mary Ann and their three
children to travel to the gold fields.

Louis Laurent Research Paper
On December 26, 1785 Louis Laurent Marie Clerc was born to the parents of Joseph–Francois Clerc and Marie–Elisabeth Candy in Balme–les–Grottes,
France. Clerc was the third out of five children Joseph–Francois and Marie–Elisabeth had. Clerc's Family were well–known by the jobs the males had.
Since the 15th century the males in his family would serve the king. Laurent father was an attorney and was also a mayor of La Balme from 1780
to 1814. Louis Laurent grandfather, on his mother's side was a magistrate in another village (Gallaudet University) When Laurent was around one
years old, he fell out of his high chair and onto the kitchen fireplace. Laurent got burned and it left a major scare on his right cheek. From the
incident Clerc broke out with a bad fever, that is when they found out his smell and hearing senses were damage. It is still unknown if that accident
caused him to be deaf or if he was born deaf. The scare that he got from the burn was permanent and that is how he got his name sign–Take your index
and middle finger and put it in your right cheek, moving the fingers down toward the mouth (Gallaudet University)
Until Laurent Clerc was twelve years old, he never attended school, so he had no education and was also deaf. Clerc would spend his time in his village
in taking care of the animals. His uncles godfather Laurent Clerc which is whom ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Gallaudet was a graduate from Yale College, where he received his Master of Arts degree. In 1814 he also graduated from Andover Theological as an
ordained Congregational minister. Gallaudet wanted to take a position to be a minister at a church, but had to reject the offer because his health was
not in good condition. He moved back in with his parents in Hartford, Connecticut. At this time he meet his parent's neighbor, Mason Fitch Cogswell.
Mason Cogswell is a well–known physician and a father to a nine year old girl name Alice. Alice became deaf when she was a two years old from
having meningitis (PBS,

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