http://storycorps.org/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/ Listen Closely Thu, 03 May 2012 02:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://storycorps.org/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 Rachel Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/#comment-1855 I am a StoryCorps researcher looking for stories from or about deaf, Deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons who, like Ralph, serve as a cultural bridge between the Deaf and hearing communities. If you know of stories like Ralph's or Taye's, please post more! Thank you sincerely for your post. I am a StoryCorps researcher looking for stories from or about deaf, Deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons who, like Ralph, serve as a cultural bridge between the Deaf and hearing communities. If you know of stories like Ralph’s or Taye’s, please post more! Thank you sincerely for your post.

]]> http://storycorps.org/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Jalylah Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:48:31 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/#comment-1101 Ralph's is really a remarkable story. Thanks for sharing. I have a family member with a hearing impairment who also reads lips and has displayed some of the same tenacity in her own journey. Unlike Ralph she has benefited from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 but there still remains much to do to accomplish the goal of making our public culture less able body centric. Ralph’s is really a remarkable story. Thanks for sharing. I have a family member with a hearing impairment who also reads lips and has displayed some of the same tenacity in her own journey. Unlike Ralph she has benefited from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 but there still remains much to do to accomplish the goal of making our public culture less able body centric.

]]> http://storycorps.org/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Elaine Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:45:46 +0000 http://www.storycorps.net/blog/door-to-door/brooklyn-ny/i-was-the-first-deaf-student-to-graduate-with-honors/#comment-1092 It's amazing how much we can learn about our country, history, and culture from the lives of everyday people. And I love how these stories reveal the connection between Ralph and Taye, even though they're strangers to each other. Thank you for sharing this! It’s amazing how much we can learn about our country, history, and culture from the lives of everyday people. And I love how these stories reveal the connection between Ralph and Taye, even though they’re strangers to each other. Thank you for sharing this!

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