Deaf President Now (DPN) Movement of 1988: Undocumented Voices of Deaf Women Leaders - Jackie Roth

Image Description: Jackie Roth, a petite adult woman wearing a black jacket and white shirt with neat, short hair, on a blue couch at a NYC wine bar. She is using American Sign Language. Narrator Jane Bempong at the beginning and end of the video is a black young adult woman against a gray backdrop. She is wearing a green tee shirt and has wavy brown, shoulder-length hair.

Note: The "uppercase D" Deaf is used to describe a particular group of deaf people who share a language (American Sign Language) and a culture.  The "lowercase d" deaf refers to the audiological condition of not hearing.

Notes on Roth's mentions in the video:

Jane Norman, PhD. Director of DPN Public Relations (PR)
Nancy Connors DPN PR who oversaw print media and radio

Four student leaders of the 1988 Deaf President Now Movement
Greg Hlibok
Tim Rarus
Jerry Covell
Bridgetta Bourne

Dr. Roberta “Bobbi” Cardano became the 11 th president of Gallaudet
University on January 1, 2016. She is the first Deaf woman and first openly LGBTQIA person to be elected as Gallaudet University President.

For more information, contact PI Deirdre Schlehofer, EdD at dxsnss.rit.edu