The National Association of the Deaf has named the following individuals as finalists for the CEO position:
Shane H. Feldman
Howard A. Rosenblum
Darlene Goncz Zangara
During the upcoming NAD Conference, these individuals will have an opportunity to make presentations and answer questions. AFA encourages the finalists to consider addressing the following questions which we feel are of vital importance for those taking on leadership positions:
1. Please share examples of how you have advocated against audism and the strategies you would use as NAD CEO to combat audism.
2. Do you subscribe to a deafness model or a Deafhood model of what it means to be Deaf?
3. Are you aware of the AFA petition calling for an independent and impartial investigation of CI safety? Have you signed it or would you sign it now that you are aware of it?
http://www.petitiononline.com/AFA62509/petition.html
4. What is your understanding of the neo-oralism/neo-eugenics movement and how do you feel NAD should respond?
5. Are you aware of the DBC petition promoting bilingualism as the birthright of all Deaf children? Have you signed it or would you sign it now that you are aware of it?
http://www.dbcusa.org/index.php/component/option,com_joomlapetition/Itemid,/catid,1/func,viewcategory/
To promote and protect the civil liberties of Deaf people and their linguistic birthrights.
About Me
- AudismFreeAmerica
- Questions/Comments- Email to AudismFreeAmerica@gmail.com Audism Free America (AFA) is a grassroots Deaf activist organization in the US, which advocates for Deaf American rights, cultural resurgence, and seeks primarily to challenge the ideological foundations of audism in America. Audism is attitudes and practices based on the assumption that behaving in the ways of those who speak and hear is desired and best. It produces a system of privilege, thus resulting in stigma, bias, discrimination, and prejudice—in overt or covert ways—against Deaf culture, American Sign Language, and Deaf people of all walks of life. AFA is committed to: 1. human and linguistic rights of Deaf people 2. unmasking audism and media misrepresentation 3. advocating for future generations
