Deaf President Now!
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Student strikes at Gallaudet University starting March 6, 1988 revolutionized the perception and education of Deaf culture.
Deaf students were outraged at the selection of another hearing president, Elisabeth Zinser, after a long line of university presidents who were not deaf.
Alumni, faculty, staff, and students demanded that the next president of the university be deaf. After a week of protest and activism, Zinser resigned and was replaced by I. King Jordan. This movement became known as Deaf President Now.
This pod takes us back in time to a news report from 1988.
Deaf students were outraged at the selection of another hearing president, Elisabeth Zinser, after a long line of university presidents who were not deaf.
Alumni, faculty, staff, and students demanded that the next president of the university be deaf. After a week of protest and activism, Zinser resigned and was replaced by I. King Jordan. This movement became known as Deaf President Now.
This pod takes us back in time to a news report from 1988.
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- clemwilson Producer, clemwilson Editor, Mike Horn Editor
