Deaf printers used the tools of the workplace to create mock newspaper pages and headlines. One Deaf printer compiled the articles published in The Washington Post over the weeklong protest and created a front page which summarized the events.
This union card denoted that Robert Wilson, a retired Deaf printer, was a member of the DC chapter of the International Typographical Union, Columbia Union No, 101-12. The card was signed by president William F. Burgess.
During the interview, Janie and Dick recollected the time when Deaf printers came in handy in the printing room during the DPN protest. After writers had their articles written on the protest, it was handed down to the printers and several Deaf…