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A color photo of a fair skinned older man as he sits at a desk table, writing on a piece of paper. He wears glasses and a T-shirt tucked into khaki pants. Scattered across the table are various pieces of paper.
Deaf people served some administrative roles at The Washington Post. For instance, this position in Payroll was held by several Deaf people over the decades. Though many Deaf printers had obtained trade skills in printing at schools, there were no…

Printers at the Protest_2.mp4
Interview with Brian Brizendine and Janie Golightly regarding involvement in the DPN

A color photograph of older fair-skinned people standing and sitting, looking at the camera. The names of the individuals is appended to the image and text at the bottom reads. "2013 Deaf Seniors of America in Baltimore, Maryland"
Printers at large scale Deaf events often reconnected with one another in mini-reunions, as they did at the Deaf Seniors of America Conference in Baltimore, Maryland in 2013.

A black and white color photograph of two fair skinned people, a man and woman, as they stand over a table with various newspaper page layouts. The woman, on the right, appears to be middle aged and has short hair; she wears a collared button down shirt with a suit jacket and tie. With one hand on her hip, she uses a pen to point somewhere on the newspaper layout. The man, on the left, appears to be older and wears glasses and a button down shirt with jeans.
Newspaper printing required speed and efficiency. Printers worked closely with writers and editors to ensure that pages were made-up accurately. Occasionally, this meant that editors would come to the Composing Room to implement changes.
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