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Three faculty members from Gallaudet’s Accessible Human-Centered Computing (AHCC) Program — co-directors Dr. Raja Kushalnagar and Dr. Christian Vogler, as well as Assistant Professor Dr. Abraham Glasser — presented at the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs in Linz, Austria in July.

The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society 2024 Conference, held June 26-28 at Gallaudet — and hosted by Dr. Ilaria Berteletti, Program Director of the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience Program, and Assistant Professor Dr. Rachel Pizzie — was designed with accessibility in mind. With the support of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF Award number: 2348499), organizers structured a schedule that would be welcoming to all.

Explore insights from Gallaudet faculty experts in biology, philosophy, and history on the implications of gene editing for the Deaf community and its future.

Two Gallaudet English professors participated in an all-deaf panel during the 2024 Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention in Philadelphia on Jan. 6. The plenary session, “Expanding Deaf Narrative: Scholarly, Critical, Creative, and Production Approaches,” was moderated by Dr. Jennifer Nelson, and featured Dr. Kristen Harmon as well as author Sara Nović, Dr. Jason Farr from Marquette University, and Dr. Christopher Krentz from the University of Virginia.

A huge number of children and adults here in the United States have experienced human trafficking, and some of them might be ones you know, says Dr. Beth Bowman, G-’09. To mark National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, there will be an event in Elstad Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 12:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m, that will include a screening of “Human Trafficking 101,” a 15-minute video in American Sign Language that explains what trafficking is and highlights several specific concerns for people who are deaf, as well as a panel discussion.