Postscript: Gallaudet protests of 2006 and the myths of in/exclusion

Sign Language Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-104

  Bauman, H Dirksen ^a  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77649168745     PISSN: 03021475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sls.0.0030     Document Type: Review

References (11)

1. Kelby Brick, "First Step in Gallaudet Revolution," Baltimore Sun, November 2, 2006, Opinion page
2. Jean Jacques Rousseau, Essay on the Origin of Language, trans. John Moral and Alexander Code (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1966), 9
3. The former Communication Policy is no longer available to read on the Gallaudet University Web site, but can be accessed at http:/!blog.deafread.com/ mishkazena/2007105114/gallaudets.new.communication-policy-psd-survey/
4. The new policy, which appears in the Gallaudet University Faculty Handbook, 2.2, reads: "The University Faculty recognizes that our community is comprised of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals who depend on a variety of communication modalities. Gallaudet's mission as a unique educational institution is inextricably bound to the need for direct, comprehensible and accessible communication among students and faculty. To that end, all members of the University Faculty are committed to promoting bilingual (American Sign Language and Written English) communication. The University is committed to providing training and resources, as needed, to support all members of the Faculty in developing the necessary language skills." This policy is not prescriptive, allowing considerable latitude with regard to acceptable communication on campus; the only restrictions are that the communication be direct, comprehensible, and accessible
5. Mary Pat Flaherty and Susan Kinzie, "A Conflict in Integrity Surfaces," Washington Post, November 9, 2006, B1
6. European Centre for Higher Education, "The Bilingual University, a Focus for a Multi-Cultural Europe," http://www.cepes.ro/hed/policy/ bilingual-universities/Default.htm
7. "On Probation: Change is Central to Gallaudet's Survival," Washington Post, July 14, 2007, A16
8. Michael Chorost, "Politics, Technology and the Future of Deafness," March 21, 2006, Gallaudet University. Paper accessed at http://www.michaelchorost.com/?page-id=35
9. European Centre for Higher Education, "The Bilingual University," http://www.cepes.ro/hedlpolicy/bilingual-universities/Default. htm
10. Visual Language and Visual Learning Center, Gallaudet University, http://vl2.gallaudet.edu/
11. Pierre Desloges, "A Deaf Person's Observations about An Elementary Course of Education for the Deaf" in The Deaf Experience: Classics in Education, ed. Harlan Lane, trans. Franklin Philip (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1984), 46