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The second biennial DEAF ROC conference, held at URMC this August, brought together Deaf and hearing scientists to help them navigate and build collaborations.
Quotes from Attendees
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“The existence of Deaf exemplars in the world would lead the deaf young generation to take over and to continue or to improve things nowadays”
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“Thank you for a wonderful opportunity to network and launch careers!”
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“The conference is a great way for me to learn how to become a better ally to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.”
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“Excellent for information exchange, networking & adding new ‘tools’ for future research!”
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“It was so great to see Flaum Atrium transformed into Deaf space. I hope this will be an ongoing conference. It’s a unique contribution to diversity at U of R.”
2019 Poster Winners
Congratulations to all. See the winner's posters.
Perspective from 2019 Travel Award Recipient
"Last week, I attended DEAF ROC conference hoping to discover what it means to be a Deaf scientist and join the collaborative discussions on improving inclusion of scientists that identify as Deaf or hard of hearing. But I had realized that a theme was constant throughout the conference: that people, either Deaf or hearing, always have the power to make a change, and that effective communication is a shared team responsibility. I owe this realization to my fruitful discussions with scholars, scientists, and service providers."
Read his entire perspective.