Transitions: Janie Golightly
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Title
Transitions: Janie Golightly
Subject
In this video Janie Golightly reflects on the disappearance of Deaf printers.
Creator
Zilvinas Paludnevicius
Source
Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center Collection
Date
2022
Rights
This Item has been made available for educational and research purposes by the Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center at Gallaudet University. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You may need to obtain permission for your intended use if your use is otherwise not permitted by the copyright and applicable related rights legislation. For specific information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this Item, please contact the Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center: https://www.gallaudet.edu/drs-john-s-and-betty-j-schuchman-deaf-documentary-center
Language
American Sign Language
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Video Description
A video featuring an ASL interview with Janie Golightly, an older white woman seated in a darkened studio.
Transcription
Janie Golightly: Take a look at me. I’m a dying breed. Honestly. There are no more Deaf printers after this. We’re all over 70 years old now. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to share our experiences, what life looked like back then, and our signs too. I remember, during some nights at work, on down nights, especially Sunday nights, when we had finished work, we would all sit together and chat. And all of us had gone to Deaf schools. None had been mainstreamed. All of us went to Deaf school. And we signed. And we felt like we were all the same. I understood their culture, and knew what their background looked like as they grew up. As time went on, more Deaf were mainstreamed, and things changed. So I wanted to take the opportunity to share our lives, and that is was good. I wanted to share that.
Duration
00:00:51
Citation
Zilvinas Paludnevicius, “Transitions: Janie Golightly,” DeafPrinters, accessed November 21, 2024, https://deafprinters.com/items/show/136.