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A color photo of a group of four people within an office space; there are two fair-skinned older women and two fair-skinned older men. The men both wear short sleeved collared shirts, one with a tie who is sat down at a table with a clipboard and the other standing while holding a cup. The women wear short sleeved shirts, one of whom wears jeans and is standing while mid-sign. The tables surrounding them hold food and drink items.
Many work related meetings were held in the Composing Room.

A color photograph of a white man, wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and glasses, stands smiling in front of shelf with wire baskets, beside a grey metal output slot on the wall.
The film output room was an important stop in the work process. Text and images were combined to create newspaper pages.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned, older woman smiling widely at the camera while sitting in a desk chair in a large office room. She wears a brown short-sleeved shirt with khaki pants. On the desk is a large, box-shaped computer monitor with a keyboard and mouse, as well as several papers and filing stands with papers inside.
As an Assignment Supervisor, Herbold would meet with both Deaf and hearing employees at her desk, giving them job assignments.

A color photograph of a fair skinned, older man with a mustache sitting at a desk table in an office space, his hand resting on a computer mouse. He wears a dark blue and green collared shirt and glasses. He is sitting within an office cubicle at a desk which holds a large, older box-shaped computer monitor with a document displayed on it, a keyboard, and mouse.
The transition from linotype to digital page creation occurred in the early 1990s. Employees like Zekas utilized the computer program Ad Maker to design and edit ad pages.

A color photograph of a fair skinned older man as he sits at a desk; he has brown hair, a mustache and glasses and he wears a striped, collared, button down shirt tucked into jeans. His hands rest on a large keyboard linked to a large, boxed computer monitor known as Raycomp. Behind him is a stand which hosts several newspaper clippings attached to it.
As printing technologies transitioned, Raycomp was an early instance of computing used in the printing process. At The Washington Post, the transition began in the 1990s and multiple printing forms occurred simultaneously. Some Deaf printers worked…

A scanned image of a two-sided business card. The front reads, "Jane B. Golightly, Assistant Superintendent, Composing. The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20071." Phone numbers are given for TTY, Fax, and Pager.
As a supervisor, Janie Golightly distributed business cards to her work contacts. Her card includes information for contacting via TTY, fax, and pager. The reverse card includes instructions for placing a call through a TTY relay operator.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned middle aged man as he sits by a teletypewriter, his hands typing on the keyboard. He has brown hair, glasses, and a mustache, and wears a striped collared shirt tucked into pants.
The expansion of telecommunications access for Deaf people came with the introduction of tele-typewriters. These devices transmitted signals across phone lines.

A color photograph of a red brick building Victorian Gothic building. In the foreground a fair-skinned man and woman stand together.
The only institution for higher education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the world.

A color photograph of several people gathered in a workspace room. In the foreground is a fair skinned older man who appears to be speaking; he wears a formal suit and tie. Standing on a chair next to him is a fair skinned, middle-aged woman wearing a blue dress. Her hands are mid-sign. The background on the far left shows a man in formal casual clothes holding a camera and snapping photos; on the right is another man standing and watching the meeting.
During staff meetings, Deaf and hearing employees gathered. As speakers addressed the crowd, interpreters provided access for Deaf employees.

Curatorial Statements Project Accessibility Brenna.mp4
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