Ladd CH3 pages 150-152 Flavia Fleischer (7:06)

Ladd CH3 pages 148-150 Star Grieser (8:50)

Ladd CH2 pages 108-109 Nan Zhou (7:08)

Ladd CH1 pages 57-59 Gertz

Discusses Deaf people’s experience in higher education / post-secondary programs during the 20th century which is almost zero except for the USA with Gallaudet University. Also discusses the positive aspects of Gallaudet especially during the Oralism era as well as the negative aspects.

Closes with number of known Deaf PhD holders at the time of the book’s writing.

Ladd CH1 p.30-32 Falgier (9:05)

Discusses the Oralism/Mask of Benevolence’s powerful grip on media in framing society’s thinking about Deaf people and their issues — confusing them about Deaf people as individuals vs as a community. Also, Oralism colonialism damaged Deaf organizations’ abilities to be Deaf-centered, confident, independent from the Mask of Benevolence.