In 1988, a civil rights movement led to significant change. However, it’s not discussed or even taught — until now.
AppleTV+’s “Deaf President Now!” recalls how, in 1988, students at Gallaudet University protested for one week until they finally elected the first deaf president to run the university after 125 years of never having a deaf president.
Nyle DiMarco, the film’s co-director and co-producer, spoke through an interpreter and said, “Throughout history, you can see that deaf and disabled stories really have been left out of the textbooks. There are so many moments throughout our history that you can see deaf and disabled people have really shaped world
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