It depends on what is out of hand. I will give you what I understand
but I am not deaf so I in now way want to speak for those who are but
I am very interested in deaf culture so I might have some insight to
offer.
The first deaf president of Gallaudet (I. King Jordan) was ushered in
on the back of protests. That was almost 18 years ago. Now he is upset
at this one...seems odd to me.
There are many different issues. Some believe that the cultural
diversity of the student body is not being considered enough
(representatives on the Board and in school officials), some people
say that there is discrimination on campus, some people think the new
president is a bad representative for the deaf community, some think
that she isn't a strong leader.
The deaf community has changed significantly in the last few decades.
It used to be that in the 50s and 60s deaf people would learn to lip
read and attempted to integrate into the non-deaf community by
learning to talk. Many deaf people never even used ASL (American Sign
Language). Older generations are looked at sometimes viewed by young
deaf people like black people who used to pass as whites. Like they
weren't proud or accepting of who they were. Now most deaf people
learn ASL and request interpreters to talk to non-deaf people. The new
president didn't learn ASL until she was in her 20s.
So that's my 2 cents (okay more like 50 but...)
Daria
On 10/12/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can someone please fill me in on the Gallaudet situation?
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