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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Hey Greg,

Saw your former employer in the paper today. Apparently, the student body has locked down the school in a massive protest that has lasted for 11 days. From what I could glean from the article, the students were upset at the appointment of a new president that is not "deaf enough." In other words, she was not fluent in ASL and had ties to the tech community that wants to "heal" deafness. What I found interesting was the idea that the students believe that deafness makes them unique, not deficient or abnormal. As you and I have talked about some of these same issues (as they pertain to the stuttering community), I was curious to hear your thoughts.

P.S. Apologies for the link to a USA Today article. I am in Rantoul, IL and USA Today is the closest thing I have to a legitimate news source. Yikes!

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