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I. King Jordan

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[Wikipedia] Irving King Jordan is an American educator who became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University in 1988 after the Deaf President Now protest. Gallaudet is the world's only university with all programs and services designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Quotes by I. King Jordan

Differences among deaf people are okay, but we need to recognize those differences and work together.

Among

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At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism.…

About

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Technology is helping more and more deaf people hear, but here at Gallaudet, we focus on learning and achieving-not on listening. So…

Achieve

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There are people who are born deaf and grow up deaf who don't speak at all, and some of them have told…

Bit

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I lived for a year in Scotland. British sign language is very different from American.

American

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After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.

After

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I grew up outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a little town, and went to a regular high school. I was a... very average…

Accident

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I'm committed to sign in everything I communicate, but I also speak. I still believe that I reach more people when I…

Also

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I'm a psychologist. I was a psychology faculty member, and then I became an administrator of the department, then the Dean of…

Administrator

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