Should DPN be celebrated?
DPN Not to be Forgotten but to be Celebrated by Bridgetta Bourne-Firl
DPN was a movement that moved so many people around the world, resulted into the passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, and became the beacon of hope for so many deaf youth who have never met deaf role models until later in life. People, especially college students, still contact us (the former DPN leaders) for interviews about what happened in 1988 and how it has affected the Deaf Community and the quality of life. The impact has been profound for mainstream students who discovered their new Deaf identity when they are in high school or college. The DPN story provides them with a hope they never had before. Our community needs something positive, something to remember, something to celebrate about.The Martin Luther King’s legacy continues as a positive way to remember and to provide the younger generation with hope (in spite the struggles that African American community still faces).The spirit of the Deaf President Now movement must not be forgotten. The DPN wasn’t about King Jordan. It was about a civil rights movement that provided paradigm shift in
“So much has happened in the Deaf community since DPN. A few things that come to mind:* the revolution in text-pagers, videophones, Webcams, blogs, and wireless communications as a direct benefit for deaf people, AND the continued lack of open-captioning in Internet video streams as an obstacle;* the growth of TRS, AND the inaccessibility of cellphones;* the growth of ASL scholarship, Deaf Studies, sign-language courses for hearing high-school and college students, new books, the field of ASL poetics, and establishment of several new Bi-Bi (ASL/English Bilingual) schools, AND the increase in mainstreaming and strict-oral programs like Auditory-Verbal Therapy, spurred by the boom in pediatric cochlear implants, and the downsizing and closure of more traditional schools for the deaf due to shrinking enrollments;* the boom in “Baby Signs” multimedia courses, classes, and books aimed at hearing parents of hearing babies, with the recognition of early-education professionals that sign language benefits their acquisition of communication skills, AND the adamant anti-signing position taken by clinicians, audiologists, etc., who still counsel parents of deaf children not to use signing because it will interferes with their cognitive/speech development.* the 2006 “Unity for Gallaudet” protests (which have inevitably been compared to DPN, and the turnaround in Dr. Jordan’s reputation as a result of “Black Friday”), and the changes that have occurred since Dr. Davila was appointed Interim President;* the temporary spike in public awareness as a result of DPN, AND the continued problems faced by Deaf citizens with police and the justice system (as exemplified in Doug Bahl’s recent ordeal).* the fierce opposition of the Gallaudet
February 10th, 2008 at 16:42
I totally agree that DPN should be celebrated. Keep the spirit alive!
February 17th, 2008 at 00:49
[…] Read the rest of this great post here […]
April 24th, 2008 at 06:48
cash advance…
Cash advance easy way to get payday loan
Uk mortgages
Uk mortgage
Uk home mortgages
Small business loan
Secured credit cards
Second mortgage
Reverse mortgage
Refinance
Quickest cash advance
Personal loan
Payday loans
Payday loan
Payday loa…
April 25th, 2008 at 01:25
Texas holdem…
Texas holdem…
April 25th, 2008 at 07:09
Slot machines…
Slot machine…
April 26th, 2008 at 07:34
Poker Online…
Online Poker…
April 29th, 2008 at 05:57
Online Poker Sites…
Online Poker Sites
Casino Games
Play Poker
Online Gambling
Keno
Free Slots
Top Online Casinos…
May 1st, 2008 at 16:28
Motorola Ringtones free…
Xmas Ringtones
24 Ringtone
100 free Ringtones
Adult Ringtones
Aflac Ringtones
Akon Ringtones
Alltel Ringtones
American idol Ringtones
At t Ringtones
Blackberry Ringtones
Bruce springsteen Ringtones
Cell phone Ringtones
…
May 2nd, 2008 at 00:10
Crank Ringtone…
Make your own Ringtones
Mobile Ringtones
Mosquito Ringtone
…
May 2nd, 2008 at 07:31
Turkey Ringtones…
Nokia Ringtones
Paul van dyk Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones
…
May 2nd, 2008 at 14:53
Potter Ringtones…
Ringtone creator
Ringtone maker
Ringtones
…
May 2nd, 2008 at 22:30
Funny Ringtone…
Smack that Ringtone
Spooky Ringtones
Sprint Ringtones
…
May 3rd, 2008 at 05:43
Akon Ringtones…
Wildlife Ringtones
Xmas Ringtones
24 Ringtone
…
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:58
Ringtones for motorola…
Bruce springsteen Ringtones
Cell phone Ringtones
Cellular Ringtones
…
May 3rd, 2008 at 20:21
Mosquito Ringtone…
Cricket Ringtones
Ctu Ringtone
Dave matthews band Ringtones
…
May 4th, 2008 at 03:29
Cingular wireless Ringtones…
High school musical Ringtones
Hot Ringtones�
Idol Ringtones�
…
May 4th, 2008 at 10:57
Totally free Ringtones…
Movie Ringtones
Mp3 Ringtone
Music Ringtones
…
May 4th, 2008 at 18:24
Polyphonic Ringtones…
Real music Ringtones
Real Ringtones
Ringtone
…
May 5th, 2008 at 01:37
Elvis Ringtones…
Ringtones mp3
Ringtone software
Samsung Ringtones
…
May 5th, 2008 at 08:57
Adult Ringtones…
Tracfone Ringtones
Turkey Ringtones
Us cellular Ringtones
…
May 5th, 2008 at 16:17
Ringtones…
Aflac Ringtones
Akon Ringtones
Alltel Ringtones
…
May 5th, 2008 at 23:45
Make your own Ringtones…
Cingular Ringtones
Cingular wireless Ringtones
College Ringtones
…
May 6th, 2008 at 06:50
Christian Ringtones…
Download Ringtones
Elvis Ringtones
Final fantasy Ringtones
…
May 6th, 2008 at 14:12
Sprint Ringtones…
Make Ringtone
Make your own Ringtones
Mobile Ringtones
…
May 6th, 2008 at 21:32
Nokia Ringtones…
Nokia Ringtone
Nokia Ringtones
Paul van dyk Ringtones
…
May 7th, 2008 at 05:14
Download free Ringtones…
Ringtones free
Ringtone creator
Ringtone maker
…
May 7th, 2008 at 12:47
24 Ringtone…
Silent Ringtone
Smack that Ringtone
Spooky Ringtones
…
May 7th, 2008 at 20:36
Ringtone creator…
Voice Ringtones
Wildlife Ringtones
Xmas Ringtones
…
May 8th, 2008 at 04:23
Lg Ringtones…
Blackberry Ringtones
Bruce springsteen Ringtones
Cell phone Ringtones
…
May 8th, 2008 at 11:56
Cellular Ringtones…
Create Ringtones
Cricket Ringtones
Ctu Ringtone
…
May 8th, 2008 at 19:25
Smack that Ringtone…
Ghost Ringtone
High school musical Ringtones
Hot Ringtones�
…
May 9th, 2008 at 03:17
Nextel Ringtones…
Motorola Ringtones free
Movie Ringtones
Mp3 Ringtone
…
May 9th, 2008 at 10:41
Dave matthews band Ringtones…
Potter Ringtones
Real music Ringtones
Real Ringtones
…
May 9th, 2008 at 12:28
24 ctu ringtone…
50 cent ringtones
50 cent ringtone
24 ringtones
24 ringtone
24 ctu ringtones
24 ctu ringtone
2 pac ringtones
2 pac ringtone
100 free ringtones
100 free ringtone
Idol ringtones
Hotlink maxis caller ringtones
Hotlink m…
May 9th, 2008 at 20:22
Free tracfone ringtone…
Blackberry ringtone
At t ringtones
American idol ringtones
…
May 10th, 2008 at 04:00
Free motorola ringtone…
Free boost mobile ringtones
Free boost mobile ringtone
Free alltel ringtones
…
May 10th, 2008 at 11:40
Download free ringtones t mobile…
Free verizon cell phone ringtones
Free verizon cell phone ringtone
Free us cellular ringtones
…
May 10th, 2008 at 19:04
Cellular ringtones…
Cingular wireless ringtone
Cingular ringtones
Cingular ringtone
…
May 11th, 2008 at 02:23
Hotlink caller ringtones…
Free metro pcs ringtones
Free metro pcs ringtone
Free download mobile ringtones
…
May 11th, 2008 at 10:07
Free ringtones maker…
High school musical ringtones
Ghost ringtone
Get ringtones
…
May 11th, 2008 at 17:27
Free cricket ringtone…
Disney ringtones
Dave matthews band ringtones
Ctu ringtones
…
May 12th, 2008 at 01:07
Download free alltel ringtone…
Free phone ringtones
Free phone ringtone
Free nokia ringtones
…
May 12th, 2008 at 08:30
Blackberry ringtones…
24 ringtones
24 ringtone
24 ctu ringtones
…
May 12th, 2008 at 16:04
Get free ringtone…
Download free sprint ringtones
Download free sprint ringtone
Download free ringtones
…
May 12th, 2008 at 23:52
Free real music ringtone for nextel…
Free samsung ringtones
Free samsung ringtone
Free ringtones
…
May 13th, 2008 at 07:14
Free cell phone ringtone…
Bruce springsteen ringtones
Britney spears ringtones
Britney spears ringtone
…
May 14th, 2008 at 09:06
Free verizon ringtone…
Complimentary right ringtones
Complimentary right ringtone
College ringtones
…
May 14th, 2008 at 16:42
Free nextel ringtone…
Free motorola ringtones
Free motorola ringtone
Free mobile ringtones
…
May 15th, 2008 at 00:38
Download ringtone…
Hotlink maxis caller ringtone
Hotlink caller ringtones
Hotlink caller ringtone
…
May 15th, 2008 at 07:58
Cingular wireless ringtones…
Download free alltel ringtones
Download free alltel ringtone
Download cingular ringtones
…
May 16th, 2008 at 03:15
spankwire…
letter retirement sample
lezbejke
libraryofthumbs
…
May 16th, 2008 at 10:55
bigtitsatwork…
intellicast
interest calculator
inthecrack
…
May 16th, 2008 at 18:32
jennifer aniston sedu hair styles…
glam0ur
glenn beck
goatlist
…
May 17th, 2008 at 02:13
san diego tummy tuck…
dvd43
dvla
e cards
…
May 17th, 2008 at 09:36
alzheimers symptom…
clitical
closet oranizers
closet organizers
…
May 17th, 2008 at 17:11
halimbawa ng epiko…
blueteen links
bme pain olympics
bnbabes
…
May 26th, 2008 at 14:54
Vacation packages are always hard to search, but here are some options. http://www.imeem.com/people/Cc8kD5k
June 3rd, 2008 at 08:42
Nice to play and easy to win but hard to fight.
http://www.adnarticles.com
June 10th, 2008 at 12:28
Articles are always hard to search but here are some options.
http://www.eshariq.com