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Deaf Community Voices in the Heart of D.C. - Signing a Culture Oral History Project

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00041
Identifier: 229

Content Description

This oral history project documents the Deaf Community in Washington, D.C. during a time when educational, employment, and recreational activities were limited due to communication barriers between Deaf and hearing people and misconceptions about what Deaf people can accomplish. The project explores how the Deaf Community created organizations to fill the social, recreational, educational, and spiritual needs which were inaccessible due to communication barriers. The project was conducted by Janice Rosen, Librarian in the Center for Accessibility at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library branch of the DC Public Library.

Dates

  • Creation: 2022-08-10

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). DC Public Library is the rights holder.

Extent

7 Files

0.674 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

Sign Languages

English

Custodial History

This collection was transferred to The People's Archive by Janice Rosen in June 2023.

Title
Deaf Community Voices in the Heart of D.C. - Signing a Culture Oral History Project
Subtitle
An Inventory of the Deaf Community Voices in the Heart of D.C. - Signing a Culture Oral History Project at DC Public Library
Author
Laura Farley
Date
2023-06-12
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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