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Posted by Ed Mullen on 06/04/07 16:59
Ed Seedhouse wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:58:24 -0700, cwdjrxyz <spamtrap2@cwdjr.info>
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>> A few months ago a woman, who appeared very well
>> qualified, was selected to head the leading university for deaf people
>> in the US. She apparently could use and understand sign language very
>> well. However she was not deaf. Many of the students did not think a
>> non-deaf person could be qualified, no matter what other
>> qualifications were. There were large student demonstrations. In the
>> end someone else was given the job. I repeat this story here not to
>> argue the merits of it pro or con.
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> While the events happened much as you say, I believe your timing is a
> little out. Try a few *years*. The revolt at Gallaudet University
> demanding a deaf president occured in 1988, if Wikipedia is correct, and
> assuming that's the one you are talking about. That's a "few years" to
> old folks like me.
>
> There was a more recent one in 2006, but the issue was that the *deaf*
> president does not sign well enough.
>
> Other references seem to agree with Wikipedia. See for instance
> http://pr.gallaudet.edu/dpn/index3.html
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194669,00.html
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