Diversity

Deaf Kenyan Community

Posted on 13 February 2007. Filed under: Disability, Diversity, International |

Ever since Andrew Foster graduated from Gallaudet in the 1950s and established schools for deaf children throughout Africa, Gallaudet has been closely linked in many ways to many of the African Deaf communities. Kenya is one of several African countries that has sent Deaf students to Gallaudet University.
If you’re a Gallaudet student, staff, faculty, [...]

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Deaf People of Color Conference March 29 - April 1

Posted on 30 January 2007. Filed under: Announcements, Diversity |

This FIRST OF ITS KIND conference is run by Deaf people of all racial and ethnic groups including Latino, Black, Asian, Native American, biracial, multiracial, etc. And it’s targeted at people of ALL races, ethnicities, religions, and cultural affiliations. This is a chance to learn about the struggles and strengths of Deaf people [...]

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Doubly Marginalized: Deaf and …

Posted on 17 January 2007. Filed under: Diversity, Religious Diversity |

Ocean happens to write from the perspective of someone who is both Deaf and Pagan–but it’s not just about Paganism or religion.  Ocean raises many issues that I think will be familiar to anyone who has ever been doubly marginalized: deaf and gay; a deaf woman; a hard of hearing Latino; a Native American with a [...]

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