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A video featuring ASL interviews with several subjects. Dick Moore, a white older man seated in a darkened studio; Dennis Legler, a white older man seated at home; Robert Downing, a white older man standing in front of a dark curtain; Frank Amann, a white older man seated at home; Janie Golightly, a white older woman seated in a darkened studio; Jan DeLap, a white older woman seated in a darkened studio. The video begins with a still black and white image of the Composing Room at the Washington Post with the text Residential School Training.

Gallaudet Connections_1.mp4

Bob_Zekas_Apprenticeship_2.mp4

Brian_Brizendine.mp4
During the interview, Brian explains the memory of writers at the Washington Post coming down to the printing room to ask Deaf printers about their previous experience at Gallaudet University.

Protest in Print_2.mp4
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…

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.

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.

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

PrintersHatExplanation.mp4

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…
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