National Deaf People of Color Conference Austin, Texas

Beyond Lens: Intersectional IdentitiesNational Deaf People of Color is hosting the Fourth Triennial National Conference at Texas School for the Deaf in Austin,Texas from July 21-24, 2016. The conference focuses on strengthening the educational, cultural, social, civil, and economic advancement of deaf/hard of hearing people of color and the importance of continuing their education as a means of empowerment.

Presenters

“Courage in our Hearts- A Family’s Love Story”

Levi Anderson“Intersectional Identities: Site of Decolonization and Resistance”

Carla García-Fernández

“Color of Violence: Addressing Harm, Accountability, and Healing”

“HERstory: Understanding Violence from the Eyes of Women”

Mabilu Barron“Roadmap to Student of Color Achievement in the Academic”

Delia Lozano

“Volunteerism”

Larry Stephen“Understanding Human Sexuality and Sensuality among the Deaf”

LeeAnna Valentine

“DPOC in Academic Fieldworks”

Lina Chao Rezenet Moges-Ried

“Where Are the Interpreters of Color?: Understanding Racial Diversity within Interpreting Training Programs”

William Garrow, PhD

Tyler Pugeda Lissa Stapleton, PhD

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Kailyn Aaron-Lozano MJ Jones

Jasmine Ruffin