Education

What is USAID?

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government agency responsible for administering foreign aid and development assistance worldwide. Its primary goal is to promote global stability, economic growth, and humanitarian aid while advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives. Countries receiving USAID assistance often have to meet certain conditions or “strings attached,” which … Read more

Gallaudet University’s Virtual Challenge

For 150 years, Gallaudet University has been a trailblazer and foremost authority on deaf and hard of hearing education worldwide. Soon after COVID-19 took hold in early 2020, Gallaudet transitioned its campus to remote classes and was faced with challenges to provide it’s typically in-person student services. One of those services was Gallaudet’s Job & … Read more

History of Gallaudet University

Circa 2001 Today, Gallaudet University is internationally recognized and respected not only for being the world’s only institute of higher learning specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students, but also for its academic excellence and many world class facilities. Its beginnings, however, can best be described as “humble.” The founding father of … Read more

I. King Jordan – Interview with Gallaudet President

Circa 2001 I. King Jordan became the eighth president in the long history of Gallaudet University in 1988, following a student protest that demanded that the position be filled by a deaf person (see accompanying article). In the years since, he has become a major spokesperson for hearing disability awareness. ABILITY‘s Chet Cooper had an … Read more