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Deaf President Now!

Deaf President Now!. ASL 1140 October 3 , 2013. DPN. What does DPN stand for ?. DPN. Deaf President Now!. DPN. Name the four demands that the protesters/activists presented to the Board of Trustees. DPN. No reprisals against any student, faculty, or staff involved

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Deaf President Now!

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  1. Deaf President Now! ASL 1140 October 3, 2013

  2. DPN What does DPN stand for ?

  3. DPN Deaf President Now!

  4. DPN • Name the four demands that the protesters/activists presented to the Board of Trustees

  5. DPN • No reprisals against any student, faculty, or staff involved • The Chairman (Jane Spilman) resign from the Board • Elisabeth Zinser resign and a Deaf person be selected as president • The Board of Trustees must constitute a 51% majority of Deaf members

  6. DPN • The DPN supporters believed that the time had come for a hearing person to run the world’s only university for the deaf and hard of hearing students. TRUE FALSE

  7. DPN • False

  8. DPN • How many of the finalists for the President position was HEARING?

  9. DPN • One

  10. DPN • What announcement ignited the DPN protest?

  11. DPN • The Board announced the selection of Zinser, the only hearing candidate, as the university's seventh president.

  12. DPN • Name the 3 candidates for the position of President of Gallaudet.

  13. DPN • Elisabeth Zinser • Dr. I King Jordan • Harvey Corson

  14. DPN • Name the 4 students that emerged as student leaders in the protest.

  15. DPN • Greg Hlibok • Bridgetta Bourne • Tim Rarus • Jerry Covell

  16. DPN • What date was a crucial date in the history of DPN because it was the day of the first fully organized rally?

  17. DPN • March 1, 1988

  18. DPN • Approximately _____________ University students, elementary and high school students from the University’s College Programs, staff, faculty, alumni, and members from the local Deaf Community participated in the rally.

  19. DPN • 1,000 – 2,000

  20. DPN • Jane Spilman supposedly said, “Deaf people are not able to function in a hearing world.”

  21. DPN

  22. DPN • The University’s ___________ __________ became the headquarters for the protest and the DPN Council.

  23. DPN • Field House

  24. DPN • Where did the DPN protest happen? • Location: _____________________ • City/state: _____________________

  25. DPN • Gallaudet University (Location) • Washington, D.C. (city/state)

  26. DPN • Students were wearing buttons that had 3 ½ on them during the protest. What does this mean?

  27. DPN • Students began wearing buttons with "3 ½" on them, signifying that there were only 3 ½ demands left to go.

  28. DPN • _________________ was named Gallaudet’s eighth and first deaf president.

  29. DPN • Dr. I King Jordan

  30. DPN • The protest was violent, except for not obtaining march permits for all marches, and the protesters did not respect the law.

  31. DPN

  32. DPN • Who became the new chairperson for the Board of Trustees after DPN?

  33. DPN • Phil Bravin

  34. DPN • It was stated that. “Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do EXCEPT _____________________”

  35. DPN • HEAR

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