Protest in Print
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Title
Protest in Print
Subject
Interviews with Janie Golightly and Dick Moore
Description
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 printers corrected the use of the word “hearing-impaired” in the article. It was changed to “Deaf”.
Creator
Zilvinas Paludnevicius
Source
Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Documentary Center
Publisher
Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Documentary Center
Date
Fall 2021
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 ASL interviews with Janie Golightly, a white older woman seated in a darkened studio, and Dick Moore, a white older man seated in a darkened studio. The video begins with a still black and white image of a printer and editor reviewing a page in make-up, with the text "Protest in Print."
Transcription
Janie Golightly: That night, it was printed on the front page. The protest lasted for one week, seven days. Every night in paste-up, we'd see the stories laid out and we would gather to look them over and check to see that they were using the right words. Words like hearing impaired were offensive, so we’d talk to the editor, and educate them that they should use the term Deaf or Hard of Hearing instead. And they would take our advice and make those changes, we had a good relationship with them. It was really exciting. And it went on like that.
Dick Moore: When they announced the new president, King, the editors were going to run the story, announcing the new president. We were excited to see it and came to see it all laid out on the front page. I remember looking at the column, reading it and seeing the words “Hearing Impaired.” I told the editors, “No, no, it should be Deaf”. They said, okay, and changed it to Deaf, which was better. We looked over the rest and it looked good. The editors had a good relationship with the Deaf employees, so when we let them know the error, they changed it and were excited and sent it off to get published.
Dick Moore: When they announced the new president, King, the editors were going to run the story, announcing the new president. We were excited to see it and came to see it all laid out on the front page. I remember looking at the column, reading it and seeing the words “Hearing Impaired.” I told the editors, “No, no, it should be Deaf”. They said, okay, and changed it to Deaf, which was better. We looked over the rest and it looked good. The editors had a good relationship with the Deaf employees, so when we let them know the error, they changed it and were excited and sent it off to get published.
Duration
00:01:14
Citation
Zilvinas Paludnevicius, “Protest in Print,” DeafPrinters, accessed November 21, 2024, https://deafprinters.com/items/show/178.